The banquet room at the prestigious Oyster Harbors Club in Osterville was jam-packed Saturday afternoon as the Barnstable High School Athletic Hall of Fame inducted its 8th class of enshrinees.
There was barely a dry eye in the house. His words drove at the very core of every person in the room. Former coaches, administrators, athletes, alumni and family by the dozens filled the banquet room at the posh Oyster Harbors Club Saturday afternoon (Nov. 25), and the room was stone silent as former Red Raider standout athlete Kerry Delaney (Class of 1972) described his late, lifelong best-friend and teammate Michael J. Duffley Sr. (Class of 1972) who passed away unexpectedly at age 52 in 2007. "He taught his children and the youth he coached that what you put in, is what you get out," Delaney said. Duffley was honored as the 7th annual recipient of the prestigious William Leo Shields Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor given as part of…
The Barnstable High School Athletic Hall of Fame, founded in 2006, announced its 8th induction class this week and once again the class of those to be enshrined will be celebrated at Osterville's prestigious Oyster Harbors Club, Saturday, Nov. 24.
For Barnstable High School, the success stories just keep rolling in. Now in its seventh year since its founding and incorporation in 2006, the Barnstable High School Athletic Hall of Fame announced two days ago its eigth class of inductees, a list which includes 12 former student-athletes to be enshrined, in addition to this year's William Leo Shields Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, the late Michael Duffley Sr. Duffley, a longtime local builder and one of the founding fathers of Barnstable Youth Football (aka The Barnstable Silver Bullets), was a member of the Class of 1972 and was co-captain of the 1971 BHS football team, along with Bob Kahelin. He was also the starting shortstop on the varsity baseball team and helped lead the Red…
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Scotty Nevers
8:52 pm on Sunday, November 25, 2012
I sure hope Dennis Fisher is inducted in the next group. more ›