Donald Rosenthal

Donald Rosenthal (1964 Graduate)

Football

• Captain (1963)
• All Star / All Tri-Valley First Team (1962/1963)
• Named to the All Upstate All Star Team (1963)
• Kicked off and Kicked Extra Points
• Ben Schwartzwalder (Famous Syracuse Coach) sat in the Rosenthal living room begging Don to go to Syracuse
• Full Scholarship offers from Syracuse, Miami, Mississippi State, Iowa, Maryland & Florida State (Accepted Florida State)

Wrestling

• Christmas Tournament Champion (180 lbs - 1962/1963)
• Captain (1963)
• First Team All Tri-Valley (1963)
• Although only weighing 180 lbs, Don would often wrestle the "unlimited" class to help the team

Baseball

• All Tri-Valley Team (1964) - Received the most votes in the league
• V8 / Connie Mack First Team All CNY (1964)
• Hit many 400' homeruns during Tri-Valley and Summer Ball
• L.A. Angels requested permission to speak to Don about the Farm System

Miscellaneous

• President of Junior Class
• Prom King (1963)
• Member of the VVS Sportsmanship Brotherhood & National Award Winner
• Coach Hannigan stated that Don was the finest athlete he had ever coached
• No matter how many awards or how popular Don became, he always took time to work with his brothers; Pete & Doug. "He was my hero then and remains so to this day" - Doug Rosenthal