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 John M. Valestra Elected: 1996  Rutgers University
John was part of the lacrosse championship tradition at Sewanhaka High School in 1958 and 1959 as a midfielder. In 1960 he was selected an All Scholastic player and chosen to play in the annual Nassau County All-Star game as an attackman. John attended Rutgers University, where he was a three-time All-American earning First Team honors in 1963 and 1964 and Third Team in 1962. In 1964 as lacrosse team captain, he was honored as . . .
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 Robert E. Kelley Elected: 1984  Rutgers University
The Lacrosse Foundation and Hall of Fame is very proud to announce the formal induction of TAC Vice Commander Lt. Gen. Robert E. Kelley.

General Kelley is a 1956 Rutgers graduate who earned First Team All-American honors as a midfielder in 1955 and '56. He was also voted Rutgers outstanding athlete for both of those years.

An All-Metro selection at New York's Peekskill Military Academy, Kelley continued his career at Rutgers where he became the . . .

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 Willis P. Bilderback Elected: 1973  Rutgers University
Willis (Bildy) Bilderback, Rutgers Alumnus of the Class of 1930 has been elected to the Lacrosse Hall of Fame as one of the 1973 honorees. He joins three other illustrious Rutgers Alumni - Joseph (Frenchy) Julian, Albert Twitchell, and George Latimer in the prestigious Hall.

"Bildy" was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, he was graduated from Rutgers University in 1930 where he letttered in lacrosse in 1929 and 1930 -- football in 1929 and wrestling . . .

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 George Alvah Latimer Elected: 1972  Rutgers University
George Alvah Latimer was born in Cortland, New York, a hot bed of lacrosse, on May 16, 1909. He starred in lacrosse and football at Cortland High from which he was graduated in 1927. He matriculated at Rutgers University, earning letters in football and lacrosse for four years while he was at the University. He had the rare distinction of being chosen the First Team All-American for three years in 1930, 1931 and 1932, one . . .
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 Albert W. Twitchell Elected: 1967  Rutgers University
A native of Dedham, Massachusetts, Twitchell attended Dean Academy before attending Rutgers. During his college years, he was an All-American Defenseman, an Honorable Mention All-American Football Player, and the recipient fo the Donald Coursen Outstanding Athlete Award.

Upon graduation from Rutgers in 1935, Twitchell taught and coached at North Plainfield High School, Sewanhaka High School, and Hofstra University. Two of his Sewanhaka teams won Metropolitan Interscholastic Lacrosse Titles.

In 1947, Twitchell returned to Rutgers, and in 1950 . . .

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 Joseph J. Julien Elected: 1965  Rutgers University
"Frenchy," as he is known to all of us, was born in Parry Sound, Canada, November 19, 1907. His family moved to Brooklyn, New York, and "Frenchy" was educated at the Manual Training High School, graduating in 1927. Then he went on to Rutgers University, graduating there in 1932, and followed this with graduate work, getting his MA at Columbia in 1948.

While in high school Frenchy made four letters in soccer, two in basketball, . . .

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