Bill Cartmill - Bill Cartmill began his teaching career at Glen Ridge High School in 1919 after graduating from Springfield College and serving in the U.S. Army. The first great coach in school history, he began coaching in 1922 and served as the head coach for the football, basketball, baseball and track and field teams in his tenure. While leading the young men of Glen Ridge, Cartmill found the time to serve as president of the Interscholastic Athletic Association (a forerunner of the NJSIAA), and was a charter founder of the Suburban Conference. He took his 1926 boys' basketball team to the semifinal and steered his track and field teams to state championships in 1924, 1950, and 1952. He became athletic director in 1954 and had the yearbook dedicated to him by the class of 1945. Cartmill led the 1934 football team to the first of three state championships. In 1936, his second state championship campaign, the team finished 7-0-1 and the only points they allowed were to Montclair in a 7-7 tie. In 1944, The Newark Sunday Call awarded Coach Cartmill's team the annual state championship trophy naming the first undefeated and untied football team in Glen Ridge High School history as the best team in the state of New Jersey. Bill Cartmill's strength of character can be summed up in the story of the 1932 football season. With a week to go before the biggest game of the year against mighty Montclair, Cartmill was forced to expel 10 members of his football team for team rule infractions. He guided a squad of only 14 players to a 6-0 victory.
Bill Stableford (Class of 1965) - Bill Stableford was a tremendous three sport athlete at Glen Ridge High School during a golden era for school sports. He earned a total of ten varsity letters, two in football, four in track & field, and four in basketball. As an offensive and defensive end, Stableford helped lead the football team to North Jersey Conference championships and state championships in 1963 and 1964 and a perfect 16-0 record. In track and field Stableford competed in the high jump and high hurdles, and helped the team to North Jersey Conference Championships and State Championships in 1963, 1964, and 1965. As accomplished as he was on the gridiron and on the track team, it was on the hardwood that Stableford's star shone the brightest. He was the first player to score 1,000 points at Glen Ridge High School. As of his enshrinement, his 1,075 points rank him as the third highest scorer in school history. Stableford led the 1964 and 1965 boys' basketball teams to North Jersey Conference championships, and as captain, led the 1965 team to the sectional final. All totaled, Bill Stableford's teams won eight conference championships and six state titles. An outstanding student, he went on to play Ivy League basketball at Dartmouth.
Fred Alworth (Class of 1959) - Fred Alworth only spent two years on the playing fields of Glen Ridge, but he accomplished an incredible amount in such a short period of time. He entered Glen Ridge High School in his junior year and earned varsity letters in football, and baseball, and was the sixth man on the 1957-58 Glen Ridge State Group I championship basketball team. In his senior year, he was the starting fullback on the football team which was undefeated and North Jersey, Group I, Section 2 State Champion. That winter, he was a starting guard/forward on the Glen Ridge team which was runner-up in the State Group I Tournament. During Alworth's senior baseball season he staked a claim to the title of the greatest pitcher in Glen Ridge High School history. He posted a 10-0 record and a 0.03 ERA with 133 strikeouts including two no-hitters and five one-hitters for a 19-2 team which won conference and North Jersey, Group I, Section 2 championships. He was named first-team All State (all groups), something few Glen Ridge athletes in any sport have ever accomplished. After high school, he attended Villanova University for a year after which he signed a pro contract and pitched five seasons of pro ball, advancing as high as the Double-A level.
Greg Ortman (Class of 1983) - Greg Ortman's athletic tenure at Glen Ridge is captured best by two words: Leader and Winner. He was the kind of leader that played big in big games, made the players around him better and practically willed the teams he played for to win. In both baseball and football, he went from being a standout contributor as a sophomore to an excellent player as a junior and a star athlete as a senior. As a starter for three years in baseball and football, Ortman earned six varsity letters. He garnered all conference recognition two times in both baseball and football, all country honors in baseball, and as a senior, was the leading scorer in Essex County football scoring 19 touchdowns, and all state Group I in both baseball and football. He led the baseball team in batting his junior year and as a captain was invited to the play in the NJ All-Star game his senior year. Greg Ortman started and was a key component on four state championship teams, two in baseball and football in both his sophomore and senior years. He capped his senior football season by scoring four touchdowns in the state championship victory over a favored New Providence team. In three years playing at the varsity level, he led his teams to a 19-6 record in football and an astounding 74-15 record in baseball. After high school Ortman went on to play football and star at the University of New Haven where he set and the single season pass reception record and was elected sole captain of the team as a senior.
Jim Studwell (Class of 1945) - Jim Studwell is regarded by many as one of the greatest leaders ever to play at Glen Ridge High School. In his senior year he co-captained, and called all the plays on the field on both offense and defense for the 1944 football team that won the conference championship and the State Group I championship while outscoring their opponents 224-26. The Newark Sunday Call awarded the 1944 team the annual state championship trophy naming the first undefeated and untied football team in Glen Ridge High School history as the best team in the state of New Jersey. Studwell recorded 19 touchdowns in his senior year, but, to a man, his teammates claim that his extraordinary leadership qualities overshadowed his impressive statistics.
Joan Page Hayes (Class of 1953) - Joan Page competed in field hockey, basketball, tennis, and volleyball, baseball and modern dance during her distinguished scholastic athletic career. In her senior year she was the captain of volleyball team and she co-captained the 1952-53 undefeated basketball team. Page went on to Skidmore College where she served as president for the class of 1957. Joan Page Hayes has devoted herself to numerous community service projects and organizations over the years. She helped to create the Glen Ridge Historical Society and serving as its president from 1980-1984. She was president of the Glen Ridge Women's Club from 1984-1988 and has been on its board ever since. In 1988 she and her husband Bob co-chaired the Glen Ridge Congregational Church Centennial year celebration. She has served on the Church Council and is currently co-chair of its Garden of Memory. In the 1990's she and her husband co-chaired the Glen Ridge Public Library's expansion campaign and has served on the Library Board of Trustees for 14 years, six as president. She and Bob co-chaired the 2007 Glen Ridge Gala.
Michael Dalhausser (Class of 1984) - Michael Dalhausser is a soccer pioneer. In 1980 he joined the Glen Ridge High School soccer program in its inception, and after starting every varsity game for four years was instrumental in turning the program into a well respected contender. Dalhausser played with outstanding character and the patience to encourage others to be better. He played with great vision and an uncanny knowledge of the game which he communicated to his teammates. He played with such control and confidence that the game seemed to slow down when he touched the ball. In 1983, his senior year, Dalhausser, the team captain, earned first team all-conference honors as well as all-county and all-state recognition. In the opinion of long-time, well-respected coach Steve Reitberger, at the time of his enshrinement, Michael Dalhausser stands alone as the greatest soccer player in Glen Ridge High School history. He continued his soccer career at Clark University and was named team MVP and to the NCAA All New England Team in 1987. Dalhausser lead Clark to a four year winning percentage of over .800.
Miriam 'Mimi' Jones Page (Class of 1953) - One of the most prolific and diverse student/athletes of her time, Mimi Jones set a record by earning seven varsity letters. She competed in archery, softball, tennis, badminton, volleyball, and basketball, and field hockey. In 1952, her senior year, she co-captained the undefeated field hockey team and basketball teams and was named to the All-State Field Hockey Team. Jones was the co-valedictorian of her class and went on to the Pennsylvania State University where she played field hockey and participated in intramural sports. After graduating from Penn State she earned her master's degree from Columbia University.
The Glen Ridge Athletic Association - (Meritorius Service) Founded in 1956, 2006 marked the 50-year anniversary of the Glen Ridge Athletic Association (GRAA). For 50 years, the GRAA has been the training ground for the majority of the outstanding athletes that have passed through the Glen Ridge High School Athletic Program. This all-volunteer program has worked hand-in-hand with the high school coaches to ensure that the youth of Glen Ridge is prepared for high school competition and has had a dramatic impact on the quality of all Glen Ridge High School athletic programs. The GRAA has been a driving force behind the creation of new programs such as soccer and lacrosse at the High School level, and perhaps most importantly, this organization has been at the forefront of the advancement of athletic opportunities for females. The success of the GRAA is both unique and unmatched in the field of local youth athletics.