2008 Woodie Awards
Five Former Raiders To Be Inducted Into Hall Of Honor
Steve Sheridan
Issue date: 11/5/04 Section: Sports
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This weekend marks a very eventful weekend for Colgate athletics. But despite Silver Puck Weekend and two Patriot League tournaments in Hamilton, for five former Raider athletes the highlight of the weekend will be the induction of the Class of 2004 into the Colgate Athletics Hall of Honor today. Nels MacCullam '51, Robert Meehan '65, Michael Foley '78, Tucker Neale '95 and Andrea Basztura-Rubin '96 compromise this year's class, bringing the total number of inductees to 166.
Nels MacCallum
Are you old enough to remember when Colgate had a baseball team? MacCallum played for the Raider varsity nine for three years (1949-51) and captained the team in his senior season.
The shortstop is remembered best for his bat - he batted over .350 in each of his three seasons, including an incredible .480 in his first season with the varsity team. In each of his next two seasons, MacCallum proved that his first season was not a fluke, batting .358 and .350 in his junior and senior seasons, respectively, while earning a spot on the NCAA District II all-East team each of those years.
After three years of putting fear in the eyes of opposing pitchers, MacCallum graduated from Colgate and later signed a professional contract with the Detroit Tigers, though he never saw any Major League action.
Robert Meehan
Meehan was an offensive force for the Raider hockey team in the mid-1960s. He received three varsity letters for the icemen between 1963 and 1965 and served as an assistant captain in his final two seasons.
His most amazing accomplishment in three years on the ice was his school-record six goals scored in one game. Meehan ended his career with 63 goals and 49 assists - his 112 points was at the time of his graduation the second-highest total in school history.
Mike Foley
A familiar face on campus to this day, Foley has been a prominent face on the Colgate football team for a long time, dating back to his first stint in Hamilton in the mid-1970s.
Nels MacCallum
Are you old enough to remember when Colgate had a baseball team? MacCallum played for the Raider varsity nine for three years (1949-51) and captained the team in his senior season.
The shortstop is remembered best for his bat - he batted over .350 in each of his three seasons, including an incredible .480 in his first season with the varsity team. In each of his next two seasons, MacCallum proved that his first season was not a fluke, batting .358 and .350 in his junior and senior seasons, respectively, while earning a spot on the NCAA District II all-East team each of those years.
After three years of putting fear in the eyes of opposing pitchers, MacCallum graduated from Colgate and later signed a professional contract with the Detroit Tigers, though he never saw any Major League action.
Robert Meehan
Meehan was an offensive force for the Raider hockey team in the mid-1960s. He received three varsity letters for the icemen between 1963 and 1965 and served as an assistant captain in his final two seasons.
His most amazing accomplishment in three years on the ice was his school-record six goals scored in one game. Meehan ended his career with 63 goals and 49 assists - his 112 points was at the time of his graduation the second-highest total in school history.
Mike Foley
A familiar face on campus to this day, Foley has been a prominent face on the Colgate football team for a long time, dating back to his first stint in Hamilton in the mid-1970s.