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Upper Merion High School
College:
· Goaltender for US NAIA national soccer champions, 1968 & 70, runner up in 1969
· MVP of US NAIA tournament 1969
· Davis & Elkins 1st team NSCAA All-American 1970
· 1st team Jr. College
Professional/Coaching/Broadcaster:
· American Soccer League (ASL) – Delaware Wings, 1971
· North American Soccer League (NASL) – Miami Toros, 1974
· 1975 was named Head Coach Florida International University – 56-18-1 record over 5 season’s
· Assistant coach Ft. Louderdale Strikers - 1979-84
· ESPN’s play by play commentator for 1st ever soccer broadcast - 1979
· Director of Player Personnel – Dallas Sidekicks – 1984 - 85
· General Manager of the US Soccer Federation teams from 1991 – 94
Honors: NAIA Hall of Fame

Lettered in Football, Boxing & Lacrosse (clubs) at UM High. Was the starting center in 1978 for Upper Merion’s undefeated championship team. Earned a Bachelors degree from West Chester University where he was the starting center, earning All East and All Conference honors. Signed with the New England Patriots in 1984 and then went on to play for the Philadelphia Eagles before playing for the NY Jets where he suffered a preseason career ending injury. Tom coached football at several area football teams throughout the Delaware Valley including Malvern Prep, Phoexnixville, St. Pius X and Perth Amboy (NJ) high schools. Tom is a member of the West Chester University Athletic Hall of Fame.

After graduating from Roman Catholic High where he participated in football, basketball & track and field, Bob attended the University of Tennessee, graduating in 1958, where he continued his athletic career in track & field and football, playing in the Sugar Bowl (1957) & the Gator Bowl (1958). US Army from 1959 - 61 where he became assistant football coach and head coach of track and field. He became a special education teacher at Kenderton School in Phila., (1961-67) and was an assistant football coach and indoor track head coach at Monsignor Bonner High (1962-64) before doing the same at Bishop Kennedy High (1966-71). He served as assistant director of the department of PE at the University of Pennsylvania (1967-70) then became Director of Intramurals & Sports Clubs programs (1970-85) & Intramural Recreation Sports Director from 1985 to retirement in 1996. Bob also was an official in Track & Field from 1963 - 71 in high school & college dual meets, Penn Relays, Catholic League championships, Inter. AC Championships, PIAA District One Championships, Suburban One and many more top level meets. Bob’s professional memberships & certifications are too numerous to list but include National Recreation & Parks Assoc., National Intramural Recreation Sport Assoc., Phila. Track Officials Club & the Mid Atlantic AAU Track & Field Official.

Upper Merion High School
High School Career:
Lettered in Football, Basketball and Baseball
Professional Career:
Played MLB with the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox, 1962 – 1968
Professional Scouting Career:
Began with the Philadelphia Phillies organization in 1975
Became an advanced scout for Phillies in 1984, a position he held for 24 years
One of five Phillies scouts who scouted Tampa Bay Rays for the 2008 World Series
Involved with the Phillies for 3 National League Championships and for 2 World Series Championships.
Honors:
Received the prestigious George Genovese Lifetime Achievement Award for Scouting by the Professional Baseball Scout Foundation
Upper Merion High School sports Hall of Fame

Upper Dublin High School
Ambler Olympic Club (AAU):
· National record in mile for 8 year old
· National record in 800m for 11-12 year old
High School Career:
High School All-American
Set National records in 800 meters and 3200 meter relay
Won 12 PIAA State Championships in Track and Cross Country
PIAA State records in 800 meters, 1600 meters, 1600 meters relay and 3200 meters relay
Olympics:
Two time Olympian – 1984, 1988
Won silver medal in Los Angeles in 1984
Won bronze medal in Seoul in 1988
Honors:
PA Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame
Penn Relays Hall of Fame
Upper Dublin Athletic Hall of Fame

North Penn High School
High School Career:
High School All-American 4 years, 1975-1978
8 PIAA Championship medals - 5 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
Coaching Career:
Reading High School (1985-1994)
PIAA State Champions 1989
6 District Team Championships
17 High School All-Americans
2 Water Polo All-Americans
North Penn High School (1994-2000) – Record 81-0
Number 1 raked team in the Nation NISCA Power Points – 2000
State Championship Teams – 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. Runner up 1996
6 District Championships
6 League Championships
6 State Championships in Water Polo - 5 girls, 1 boys
16 Water Polo All-Americans
Honors:
6 times coach of the year
North Penn High School Hall of Fame
North Penn/Souderton Hall of Fame
Berks County Hall of Fame
David H Robertson Award – NISA Excellence in coaching

Sports announcer for Temple University Football and Basketball and Sports editor for Temple University Yearbook (Templar) from 1953-1957
Sports announcer for WIKK-AM Radio, Erie, PA (1954-56), WDEL-AM Radio, Wilmington, DE (1957), WHYY-TV and WHYY-FM, Philadelphia, PA (1957-62)
Montgomery County assignments:
North Penn Reporter (1961)
Bux-Mont Football WNPV Radio (1962-73)
Bux-Mont Game of the Week
Perkiomen Valley Twilight Baseball League All-Star game
WIFI-FM Radio (1968-69)
Upper Perkiomen High School Basketball
Public Address Announcer for Montgomery County All-Star Football game (1968-1988)
Philadelphia Bulldogs (1966-67)
Writer for Phillies Report newspaper and engaged in the writing of 2 baseball books, “Baseball Managers” and “Rookies of the Year”

Upper Merion High School
High School Career:
9 Varsity Letters, 3 each in football, baseball and basketball
Team Captain in all 3 sports
All-Suburban 1 in Baseball (1973-75)
All-Suburban 1 in Football (1973-74)
Winner of William F Dannehower Award
College Career: Brown University
Four year starter in baseball at Brown University
2 Varsity letters in football
3 Times All Ivy League selection – 1st team
Blair Bat award – Top Hitter in Ivy League
Ivy League career Home Run record (32)
2nd in nation for Batting Average
McDonald’s 1st team All-American
Honors:
Upper Merion High School Hall of Fame
Brown University Hall of Fame for both baseball and football
Selected by Brown Sports Foundation as one of the best 100 athletes in the last century for all sports
Perkiomen Valley Twilight League All-Star, 3 time batting champion and 2 time MVP.

Norristown High School
High School Career:
Lettered in Field Hockey
Lettered in Swimming
College Career: Temple University
Member of Swimming and Field Hockey Teams
Captain of Field Hockey team
Selected All-College 1st team (1966-67)
Selected All-Philadelphia 2nd team (1964-65)
Set Collegiate Backstroke record for 100 meters (1968)
Professional Career:
Philadelphia Sectional 1st team (1967-75)
US National Team (1966-75) played in 41 cup games on International level including World Cup in Holland, New Zealand, Canada and Germany
Selected Team Captain in 1972
Coaching Career:
Initiated summer Field Hockey league at Elmwood Park
Coached High School Field Hockey (1966–81)
Coached Philadelphia’s 1st Field Hockey Team
Coached 2 National Championship Field Hockey Teams (1976-77)
Olympic Development Coaching Staff (1976-84)
Staff of US Olympic Festivals (Huston, Oklahoma & Atlanta)

High School:
· Northeast High – lettered in Football, Baseball and Track & Field
· Member of City Championship team in FootbUmpiring: Field Hockey & Lacrosse
Umpired 26 years at Level 2 Field Hockey
Umpired 13 years at Level in Lacrosse
President of Abington Chapter of Umpires
Honors:
Member of US Field Hockey Hall of Fame
Temple University Hall of Fame
Norristown High School Hall of Fame

Cheltenham High School
High School Career:
Lettered in 3 sports
Selected All-State in Football
College Career: Penn State
First African American to play football for Penn State – (1945-49)
He along with Dennis Hoggard were attributed with the now famous “We Are Penn State” as a response to college football segregation
Member of Penn State 1947 undefeated team
Played in Cotton Bowl Vs. SMU – 1947
Professional Career:
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1949
Played for Detroit Lions and the Chicago Cardinals (1949-53)
Hold’s Detroit Lions single game record for kickoff return yards – 294 yards
Held Detroit Lions record for longest run from scrimmage – 80 yard TD
Honors:
First African American drafted in the NFL, his portrait hangs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Cheltenham Alumni Hall of Fame all - 1942
· Member of City Championship team in Track & Field -1943
· Placed 2nd in High Jump in City Championships – 1943 / Note: winner set new high jump high school record beating his jump by ½”.
Military:
· US Navy 1943-1946
· US Navy Baseball team during World War II – was a walk on starter during the war when all branches of the military were comprised of profession ball players including players such as Ted Williams.
Semi-Pro Career:
· Played semi-pro football for the Cheltenham Jay Vees for over 20 years – 2 way player.
· Played semi-pro baseball for the Cheltenham Jay Vees in the Suburban and Penn Del leagues for over 30 years.
· Voted MVP in 1957 for Jay Vees.
· Player/Coach for the Cheltenham Jay Vees during son David’s years with Jay Vees.
Volunteer History
· Board of Directors for the Cheltenham Jay Vees for over 35 years.
· Pa Sports Hall of Fame – Board of Directors, Philadelphia Chapter for 25 years.
· Pa Sports Hall of Fame – Regional VP for 10 years.
· American Legion – executive board for 10 years and counting.

Upper Merion High School
High School Career:
· 3 Year Starter
· All-time leading rusher at Upper Merion (3,229 YDS)
· 44 Career TDs
· 1st Team All-State 1979
· Adidas and Blue Chip All-American 1979
· PA Top 30 1979
· District One 1st Team 1978-79
· Montgomery County All-Star 1980
· PA Big 33 All-Star 1980
· All-Suburban One (’78, ’79)
· Philadelphia Eagles – Montgomery County Player of the Year 1979
· Times Herald Offensive Player of the Year 1979
· Upper Merion #21 Jersey retired 1980
Collegiate Career:
· University of Pittsburgh 4-year letterman 1980-1984
· 2 year starter at Fullback
· 2nd Team All-Big East Fullback
· Played in the Gator, Sugar, Cotton and Fieta Bowl Games
· Played on 4 Top Ten ranked teams
Professional Career:
· Free agent signee with the Buffalo Bills
Honors:
· Named to the Upper Merion Wall of Fame
Community Involvement:
· Member of Upper Merion School District Steering committee
· Chairman, Upper Merion Alumni Athletic Association
· Board Member, King of Prussia Indians Youth Football Organization

Lower Merion High School
High School Career:
· Football Team Captain
· First Team All Central League
· First Team All Main Line
· First Team Philadelphia Inquirer All Area Team
· Member of the Lower Merion 1977-78 District One Championship in basketball.
Collegiate Career:
· Played at the University of North Carolina (1980-83)
· Two year starter as an offensive tackle
· Member of 4 bowl winning teams
· Member of the 1980 ACC Championship team
Professional Career:
· Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers. (1984)
· Played in the USFL for the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars, (1984-85)
· Member of two USFL Championship teams.
· Signed with the Philadelphia Eagles (1986)
· Two year starter with the Eagles

Ursinus College
Collegiate Career:
· Named Captain of the Lacrosse team her senior year.
· All-American in both Field Hockey and Lacrosse.
National/International Career:
· Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team 1979-1989
· Member of the U.S. Touring Team 1981 and 1984
· Member of the U.S. World Cup Team 1986
Coaching Career:
· Coach and Athletic Director at the Garrison Forest School In Maryland.
· Coached both Field Hockey and Lacrosse.
· Won 4 regular season IAAM-A championships in Field Hockey
· Won 3 IAAM-A Tournament Championships in Field Hockey
Honors:
· Member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame (only 350 members male and female)
· Member of the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame
· Named Field Hockey Coach of the Year by The Baltimore Sun in 2007 and 2010

Amateur Career:
· Philadelphia Golden Gloves Novice Heavyweight Champion
· Middle Atlantic Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion
· Won the Gold Medal at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo
Professional Career:
· WBA World Heavyweight Champion
· Defended the title six times
· Professional record of 32 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw
· 27 career KO’s
· Participated in what is known as “The Fight of the Century”, where he defeated Muhammad Ali. The fight is considered one of the biggest sporting events of the 20th Century.
· Appeared on the cover of Time magazine
· Widely considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all-time.
Honors and Awards:
· Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
· Named by Ring magazine as one of the “Top 80 Fighters in the Last 80 Years”.
· Named by Ring magazine as one of the “100 Greatest Punchers”.
· Named by ESPN.com as one of the “50 Greatest Fighters of All-Time”.

North Penn High School
High School Career:
· Played Field Hockey, Basketball, and Softball
· Member of six Bux-Mont Championship teams
Collegiate Career:
· At Temple University she played four years of field hockey, three years of basketball, two years of tennis, and a year of lacrosse.
National Level Career:
· Member of the U.S. National Field Hockey Team for 15 years (1959-1973)
Three International Conference Championships: Amsterdam 1959, USA 1963, Germany 1967
Coaching Career:
· Field Hockey coach at Springfield High School, Sidwell Friends School (Washington D.C.), and Ursinus College.
· Lacrosse and Tennis coach at Ursinus College.
· Head Coach 1983 USWLA Division III National Lacrosse
Championship.
· Clinician at Field Hockey camps around the country.
· Owner and Director of Harris Field Hockey Day Camps
· Head Field Hockey coach at Souderton High School (1992-present)
· 313 career wins
· 9 Division Championships
· 4 District 1 Championships
· 5 X PIAA Final Four
Honors:
· U.S. Field Hockey Association Hall of Fame (Charter Member)
· Temple University Hall of Fame
· Souderton/North Penn Area Hall of Fame
· North Penn High School Hall of Fame
· Champion National Grass Court Senior Women’s Mother and Daughter Tournament New Port RI 1993 and 1995
· Represents Middle States Tennis Association 65 and 70’s Inter District and National Sectional Tournament

North Penn High School
High School Career:
· Played Field Hockey, Basketball, and Softball
· Member of six Bux-Mont Championship teams
Collegiate Career:
· At Temple University she played four years of field hockey, three years of basketball, two years of tennis, and a year of lacrosse.
National Level Career:
· Member of the U.S. National Field Hockey Team for 15 years (1959-1973)
Three International Conference Championships: Amsterdam 1959, USA 1963, Germany 1967
Coaching Career:
· Field Hockey coach at Springfield High School, Sidwell Friends School (Washington D.C.), and Ursinus College.
· Lacrosse and Tennis coach at Ursinus College.
· Head Coach 1983 USWLA Division III National Lacrosse
Championship.
· Clinician at Field Hockey camps around the country.
· Owner and Director of Harris Field Hockey Day Camps
· Head Field Hockey coach at Souderton High School (1992-present)
· 313 career wins
· 9 Division Championships
· 4 District 1 Championships
· 5 X PIAA Final Four
Honors:
· U.S. Field Hockey Association Hall of Fame (Charter Member)
· Temple University Hall of Fame
· Souderton/North Penn Area Hall of Fame
· North Penn High School Hall of Fame
· Champion National Grass Court Senior Women’s Mother and Daughter Tournament New Port RI 1993 and 1995
· Represents Middle States Tennis Association 65 and 70’s Inter District and National Sectional Tournament

Merion Mercy Academy
Merion Mercy:
· 5 PIAA State Championships (4 straight titles 2007-2010)
· 2010 team was 40-0 ranked first in the State and top 50 in the nation.
· 4 teams ranked first in the State and top 50 in the nation.
· 2 PIAA 3rd place finishes
· 10 PIAA District One championships
· 12 Catholic Academy/Bicentenial League Championships
· 3 players named PA Gatorade Players of the Year
· 8 Division 1 players
Synergy Club Volleyball:
· 10 teams qualified for Nationals (2001-2010)
· 10 teams placing in the top 40 in the nation (2001-2010)
· 2010 17 year old Synergy team finished 2nd at AAU Nationals
· 10 AAU All-Americans

Upper Merion High School
High School Career:
· Played Field Hockey, Basketball and Lacrosse at Upper Merion 1976-1978.
· All-Suburban I in Field Hockey 1977 and Lacrosse 1978.
· Member of Lacrosse teams that went the State semifinals and State finals.
Collegiate Career:
· Played Field Hockey and Lacrosse at the University of Delaware 1978-1992.
· Member of the Delaware Field Hockey team that finished 3rd in the Nation in 1980
· 3rd all time for assists for the Delaware Lacrosse team
· Led team in assists 3 out of 4 years
· Member of the Delaware Lacrosse team that won the 1981 and 1982 AIAW Division II National Championships.
· Member of the AIAW All Tournament Team in 1982
Coaching Career/Community Involvement:
· Founder and director of the Metro Girls Lacrosse League for girls grades 1-8.
· Founder and director of the Check It Out Lacrosse program for girls grades 1-8.
· Co-director of the Cherry Blossom Lacrosse Festival. Festival played on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Over 80 teams participate.
· Co-director of the Washington Women’s Summer Lacrosse League.
· Assigner for both the Washington Field Hockey and Lacrosse Umpires Association.
· Lacrosse and Field Hockey coach at Richard Montgomery High School.
· Held several positions in the US Women’s Lacrosse Association including treasurer and director of the National Tournament in 1992
· Board member of the US Lacrosse Foundation.
· Vice President of the Potomac Chapter, US Lacrosse
Honors:
· Inducted into the Potomac Chapter of US Lacrosse Hall of Fame 2006.

Norristown High School
High School Career:
· 2X PA State Triple Jump Champion 1972 & 1973
· PA State High Jump Champion 1973
· National High School Triple Jump Champion 1973
· AAU Junior National Team 1973 & 1974
· AAU Junior National Team Champion 1974
Collegiate Career:
· 3X NCAA Triple Jump Champion 1975, 1977, & 1978
· Silver Medal in the Triple Jump at the World University Games 1977
· World Record for best Triple Jump and High Jump in the same meet
National Career:
· USA National Track and Field Team member 1973 to 1981
· 3X USA AAU National Indoor Triple Jump Champion 1978, 1979, 1980
· USA AAU National Outdoor Triple Jump Champion 1979
· Candidate for USA Olympic Track and Field Team 1980
Honors
· Member of All-Time AAU Indoor National Track and Field Team
· Member Norristown Area High School Hall of Champions
· Member of San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame
· Member PA High School Track and Field Hall of Fame
· Former American Record Holder for the Indoor Triple Jump.
· Guinness Book of World Records from 1975 to 1977 for jumping 20 1/4" over his head.

Lower Merion High School
High School Career:
· Led Lower Merion to the Suburban I championship in 1965.
· Had a 5-1 pitching record that season.
Professional Career:
· Drafted in the sixth round by the Detroit Tigers
· Pitched for five years in the Tiger organization.
· Scouted for three MLB teams from 1974-1980
· Scouting director for the New York Mets 1981-1985
· Vice President of Baseball Operations/Assistant GM for the Mets 1986-1990
· Instrumental in the Mets 1986 World Series championship team.
· General Manager of the San Diego Padres 1991-1993
· General Manager of the New York Mets 1993-1997
· Special Assistant to the General Manager of the Minnesota Twins 1998-2011.
Honors:
· Member of the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame

Germantown Academy
Fran Crippen was a loyal ambassador of sport, fair play, and humanitarian goodwill. After being a pool swimmer for most of his career, Crippen made the transition to open water swimming in 2006 where he had tremendous success. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Crippen was an 11-time All-American and two-time Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) swimmer of the year. He earned a bronze medal as a member of USA Swimming at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia. At the 2003 Pan American Games, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, he won two individual silver medals in the 400 and 1500 m freestyle. Crippen represented the United States at the Pan Pacific Championships in 2006, where he earned a silver medal in the 10 km open water swim. From 2006 to 2008 Crippen represented the Mission Viejo Nadadores in California and swam for coach Bill Rose. In 2007, he earned a gold medal in the 10 km distance event at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Two years later, Crippen won a bronze medal in the 10 km open water race at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships. A year later, Crippen again won silver in the 10 km at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California. Crippen was a six-time US National Champion. He won two national titles in the 800 m freestyle, two in the 5 km open water, and two in the 10 km open water event. He represented Germantown Academy Aquatic Club in Fort Washington, PA. He also represented TYR Sport, Inc.
Swimming is a family affair in the Crippen family. Fran’s oldest sister, Maddy, was a 2000 Olympian in the 400 individual medley. Fran also has two younger sisters who have been successful in the pool. Claire Crippen has been a National Finalist and NCAA All-American at the University of Virginia and youngest sister Teresa competes for the University of Florida and was a Pan American Games Champion.
Crippen died while swimming the last race of FINA’s 2010 10K series in Fujairah, UAE; after having won the penultimate race in Cancun, Mexico a few weeks before. The Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation was developed by Fran’s family and friends to continue Fran’s legacy by working to empower athletes who exemplify the principles Fran embodied as they journey to elevate themselves, by providing aid for athletes as well as advocating for safe competitive environments.

Upper Merion High School
High School Career
· Lettered in Football, Basketball, and Baseball.
· Leading scorer on the basketball team as a senior.
· Pitched a no hitter as a senior.
· Stanley A. Kuzy Best Athlete Award
· Norristown Area Radio Station WNAR Best Athlete Award
Collegiate Career
· Received a football scholarship to Temple University
· Member of the Football and Baseball teams.
Professional Career
· Received an invitation to tryout for the Pittsburgh Pirates
· Offered a minor league contract with the Pirates
Coaching Career/Community Involvement
· Greater Norristown Upper Montco American Legion head coach.
· Won 4 American Legion Championships.
· Perkiomen Valley Baseball League Head Coach.
· First head coach of the Norristown A’s.
· Made the playoffs 3 of 4 years.
· Head Coach of Upper Merion Little League Baseball
· Head Coach of the King of Prussia Indians Youth Football team.

Founder of the Little Quakers
Accomplishments:
· Founder of the Little Quakers, a non-profit corp. founded to promote excellence in football for the Greater Philadelphia area in 1953
· In 54 years over two thousand 13 and 14 year old boys have participated in the Little Quakers
· Players are recommended by their leagues and coaches and must be excellent students and athletes
· Former Quakers have played in Ivy League schools such as Penn, Princeton, and Cornell as well as Temple, Delaware, North Carolina, Duke, Boston College, Swathmore, Ursinus, Lafyette, Williams, Amherst, Trinity and Kansas.
· Several Maxwell Club Players of the week
· Two notable Little Quakers are NBA referee Steve Javie and college sport analyst and former NFL player Mike Mayock.
· The Little Quakers have played in Hawaii, Florida, and New Orleans. Their games have been broadcast on cable TV.
· Game films have been narrated by John Facenda and Harry Kalas.
Honors:
· Recipient of the John B. Kelly Athletic Award.
· First recipient of the Service to Youth Award from the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
· Philadelphia Police Athletic League's Man of the Year Award.
· University of Pennsylvania Tennis Hall of Fame.
· Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
· Lifetime Commitment recipient of the 2004 Class of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
· Philadelphia Sports Congress annual community service award changed to the "Robert P. Levy Community Service Award" in 2009.
· Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
· International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Accomplishments:
12 league championships
408 wins and 72% winning percentage at GA
12th male coach in Philadelphia basketball to win over 400 games, now 469 and counting!
Teams have competed in tournaments around the country against the best competition in the country.
Competed in tournaments in Maryland, Texas, Massachusetts, Florida, New York, Washington D.C, New Jersey, and Delaware.
2001-2002 team competed against St. Vincent-St. Mary's High School that featured LeBron James.
2001-2002 team ranked 5th nationally in the USA Today.
Coached over 20 players who went on to play at the Division I level.
Coached two players who went on to play in the NBA: Alvin Williams (Toronto Raptors) and Matt Walsh (Miami Heat).