2008-09 Peter Lyman Award: Jack Fitzpatrick
April 16th, 2009 Mithun Mukherjee posted in Awards, General | Comments »
Introduced by 2007 Lyman awardee Hugh Higgins and presented by Peter Lyman himself on the 2009 Rochester ProAm finals day, April 5th 2009:
Jack Fitzpatrick
The Peter R. Lyman award is now 30 years old. In the mid seventies the award was initiated by two of his former players, Dave and Richie Perlman, and who played for him and Spike Gonzales a long time player at Midtown Athletic Club. Peter coached both of the Perlman brothers at UR in both squash and tennis between 1964 and 1970, and they were the captains of his teams. These three players wanted to recognize individuals who, over several years, had demonstrated three qualities:
1. Exemplary sportsmanship on and off the court
2.Dedication to improving his or her own game
3.Significant contribution to the organization and development of squash in the Rochester area.
Our Lyman Sportsmanship awardee this year is one of the most recognizable and exemplary personalities on the Rochester Squash Scene. He is always a strong member of the city league and represents himself very well in our local tournaments, more often then not winning his bracket.
Over the years, this years’ recipient, has been heavily involved in promoting the game of squash, not only at his home Genesee Valley Club, but also throughout the community.
He has been on the board of Squash Rochester both as a club rep and currently as the Boards’ Vice President. He has been heavilly involved in promoting the game of squash to juniors, having been instrumental in bringing the US National Junior team to Rochester to train last summer, and is always a key member of the organizing committee for the annual George Armstrong Tournament held every fall.
During the past two summers, he has spearheaded opening up the Genesee Valleys Doubles court to all Squash Rochester members so that we may beat ourselves silly trying to learn the game and gear up for the Armstrong tournament in the fall. I sincerely hope that he continues this in coming years.
Please give a warm round of applause for the 2009 Peter Lyman award recipient – Jack Fitzpatrick!!!!
