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Plattsburgh State Hall of Fame

2006 Class Inducted into Cardinal Sports Hall of Fame

On Oct. 20 of this year, the Plattsburgh State Sports Hall of Fame grew to 61 members with the induction of Gary Butler '64 (pictured far right), T.J. Cornwright Brock '89 and Gaetan D'Anjou '82 (middle) as the Hall's newest members.  The ceremonies were held in the Warren Ballrooms of the Angell College Center.  The Hall was established in 1984 to honor the accomplishments of former student-athletes and services and contributions of administrators, coaches and friends to the Plattsburgh State Athletics Dept.

Butler was a three-year starter for the Cardinal baseball team from 1962 to 1964 and played soccer   during the 1962 and '63 seasons.  Named to the 1963 all-State University of New York Athletic Conference baseball team as a junior, Butler was also the Cardinals' team MVP and senior captain a year later.  Butler also is among the leaders in several Plattsburgh all-time charts:  first with 60 strikeouts in a season (1962), first with 162 career strikeouts, eighth with 22 career appearances and 10th in career winning percentage.

"Gary was the mainstay of our pitching staff for three seasons, and also was a two-year starter for the soccer team," wrote former Plattsburgh State administrator and coach Dr. Ernie Rangazas, who passed away in January, in a letter to the Hall of Fame Selection Committee on behalf of Butler's nomination. "After his Plattsburgh State graduation, he was an effective member of the faculty at Beekmantown Central School, where he also became a successful baseball coach by leading the Eagles to over 300 wins during his tenure."

A retired teacher and guidance counselor from Beekmantown, Butler now works as a licensed real estate agent and is a volunteer baseball assistant coach at Plattsburgh State.  He also has served as a professional Major League Baseball scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos organizations for over 20 years.

Brock was a four-year basketball standout for Cardinal teams in the mid-to-late 1980s.  A three-time all- SUNYAC performer, she still holds the school single-game scoring record with 36 points as a freshman against Binghamton on Feb. 8, 1986.  Brock also is among all-time leaders in several Plattsburgh all-time charts:  second in career rebounds with 674, second in season field goal percentage at 54.0 percent in 1986, second in season rebounding average at 11.0 per game in 1989, fourth in season field goals made with 149 in 1986, sixth in career points with 1,000 and seventh in career steals with 134, just to name a few of her marks.

Fellow Hall of Famer and Brock's former coach Phoebe Sturm said: "T.J. was an absolute pleasure to work with.  She was mature even as a freshman and was eager to learn and lead.  She was respected by her peers and never let them down.  She was just fun to be around."

The former Cornwright is taking a break from the nursing field to care for her two children.  She and her husband make their home in Saratoga.

D'Anjou was a standout for the Plattsburgh State men's ice hockey team from 1979-82, helping the squad to a 74-26-6 overall record and .726 winning percentage during that span. He racked up 95 goals (T-5th), including 23 on the power-play (9th) and 181 points (9th)--all school records when he finished his collegiate career.

"'Gates' was known as an explosive skater with finesse-type skills as a centerman.  He was one of our key players during my tenure," said former Plattsburgh coach Herb Hammond, who served here from 1980-82.

The product of Noranda, Quebec, had his best season during the 1981-82 campaign when he received first-team All-America laurels after scoring a school-record 50 goals and 91 points.  The Cardinals won the SUNYAC title and advanced to the NCAA Division II championship game.

In fact, his offensive outputs of 50 goals and 91 points are fifth and ninth, respectively, in Division III history for a single season.

In the season before, D'Anjou helped a Plattsburgh squad then went 27-4-2 (then a school record for season victories) and earned a NCAA II championship game berth in its first national tournament appearance.

His collegiate trophycase includes two-time first-team all-SUNYAC, first-team ECAC West All-Star in 1981, two-time ECAC II West All-Star and 1981 MVP of NYCHA All-Star First Team.

D'Anjou manages a family business in northern Quebec, Canada.