Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time
Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time

Starting on July 8th, Fox 40 wanted to honor the Southern Tier's Sports Legends and opted to list the Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time. On Monday, August 19th, Fox 40 will begin unveiling the list's Top 10 (one inductee will be liste

#3 on Fox 40's Top 40: Jack Sharkey

#3 on Fox 40's Top 40: Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey, born as Joseph Paul Zukauskas in Binghamton's first ward, once owned the most coveted title in sports. But his story almost happened accidentally. Joseph joined the Navy and when stationed in Boston in 1923, heard a promoter was looking for

#4 on Fox 40's Top 40: Tim Sinicki

#4 on Fox 40's Top 40: Tim Sinicki

#4 on Fox 40's Top 40: Tim Sinicki For John Hartrick's full interview, go here.

#5 on Fox 40's Top 40: Chandler Jones

#5 on Fox 40's Top 40: Chandler Jones

At number five, Union-Endicott's very own Chandler Jones cracks the list. Chandler is the youngest of the incredibly athletic Jones brothers trio and helped the UE Tiger football team to three straight Section IV Class Double-A Championships before gradua

#6 on Fox 40's Top 40: Dave Hogan

#6 on Fox 40's Top 40: Dave Hogan

Coming in at number six is Dave Hogan! When you think of Section IV football, Dave Hogan is probably the face you imagine. Coach Hogan came up as a quarterback at Windsor while also wrestling and playing baseball for the Black Knights. After his high scho

#7 on Fox 40's Top 40: Sue Carlin

#7 on Fox 40's Top 40: Sue Carlin

Coming in at number seven is Sue Carlin, who boasted the original Section IV field hockey dynasties. Carlin was a Greene graduate and attended Herkimer Community College where she played field hockey, volleyball and basketball...One year later, Carlin too

#8 on Fox 40's Top 40: Matt Gallagher

#8 on Fox 40's Top 40: Matt Gallagher

Coming in at number eight is Maine-Endwell's own Matt Gallagher. Gallagher, a native of New York, came to the Southern Tier after a Hall of Fame Wrestling career at Wagner and initially was an assistant for Johnson City's wrestling team. Matt bounced back

#9 on Fox 40's Top 40: Richard 'Dick' Baldwin

#9 on Fox 40's Top 40: Richard 'Dick' Baldwin

At number nine, it's local coaching legend, Dick Baldwin... Coach Dick hails from Olean, but attended the DeVeaux School, a military academy in Niagara Falls. There, Baldwin lettered in six sports and ultimately earned a scholarship to the University of R

Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures Approaches Top 10

Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures Approaches Top 10

Fox 40 Top 40 Approaches Top 10

#11 on Fox 40's Top 40: Cindy Bostelman

#11 on Fox 40's Top 40: Cindy Bostelman

#11 on Fox 40's Top 40: Cindy Bostelman

#12 on Fox 40's Top 40: Roger Neel

#12 on Fox 40's Top 40: Roger Neel

At number 12, we honor the great, the legendary Roger Neel. Rog is THE Voice of Binghamton sports and has been since he came to the Southern Tier in 1978. But before that, Neel was a native of Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania where he starred as an offensive l

#13 on Fox 40's Top 40: Christopher Coleman & Randy Will

#13 on Fox 40's Top 40: Christopher Coleman & Randy Will

We continue Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports figures of all time with number 13. At number 13, we honor our first and only duo on the list--Chris Coleman and Randy Will. These two Southern Tier Athletes competed together in the U.S. Bobsled tea

#15 on Fox 40's Top 40: Lura Wilson

#15 on Fox 40's Top 40: Lura Wilson

We continue Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports figures of all time with number 15. At number 15, we honor Greene's Lura Wilson! Lu, as she was known, was a pioneer for women's athletics in the Southern Tier. As Nancy Bromley, a three-time State C

#14 on Fox 40's Top 40: Jim Johnson

#14 on Fox 40's Top 40: Jim Johnson

We continue our Fox 40 Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures. We pick up at number 14 where we honor Union-Endicott's very own--Jim Johnson. The long-time Major League Baseball closer got his start in Endicott where he was a star for southern tier le

#16 on Fox 40's Top 40: Mike Dunham

#16 on Fox 40's Top 40: Mike Dunham

We continue Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures with number 16... Our latest nomination into the Top 40 is Mike Dunham! Dunham is a native of Endwell and began playing Ice Hockey in the Southern Tier Hockey Association where he played seve

#17 on Fox 40's Top 40: Master Hidy Ochiai

#17 on Fox 40's Top 40: Master Hidy Ochiai

We continue Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures with number 17... Our latest nomination into the Top 40 is Master Hidy Ochiai! Hidy is one of the few inductees on the list who isn't originally from the Southern Tier. Master Ochiai became a

#18 on Fox 40's Top 40: Sarah Patterson

#18 on Fox 40's Top 40: Sarah Patterson

We continue Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time! At number 18, we honor Union-Endicott's Sarah Patterson. As a U-E Tiger, gymnastics was Sarah Singer's specialty, helping her program to a Section IV Championship in 1973 and the

#19 on Fox 40's Top 40: Johnny Logan

#19 on Fox 40's Top 40: Johnny Logan

We continue our top 40 Most Impactful local sports figures and at number 19, we honor Johnny Logan! Logan grew up in Endicott, New York and was fond of Joe DiMaggio, who played an exhibition game with the Yankees in Johnson City when Logan was just 12. Jo

#23 on Fox 40's Top 40: Ron Luciano

#23 on Fox 40's Top 40: Ron Luciano

We continue our top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures. At number 23, we honor Ron Luciano... There is no story on this list as complicated, comedic and tragic as Loosh's. Ron was the son of an Italian immigrant, planted in Endicott, living above his

#24 on Fox 40's Top 40: Troy Nickerson

#24 on Fox 40's Top 40: Troy Nickerson

We continue our top 40 Most Impactful local sports figures At number 24, we honor Chenango Forks' own, Troy Nickerson. Troy Nickerson is one of the greatest high school wrestlers ever, full stop. The Forks Blue Devil racked up five New York State Champion

#25 on Fox 40's Top 40: DaQuan Jones

#25 on Fox 40's Top 40: DaQuan Jones

We continue our top 40 Most Impactful local sports figures and liking off our Top 25 is Johnson City's DaQuan Jones! As a kid in JC, DaQuan was bullied for his weight, but Jones and his father, Steve, turned that weakness into a strength. According to the

#26 on Fox 40's Top 40: Jerry D'Amigo

#26 on Fox 40's Top 40: Jerry D'Amigo

We continue with Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time, sponsored by UHS Sports Medicine and UHS Orthopedics. Coming in at number 26 is Jerry D'Amigo! D'Amigo was once dubbed an American Hero by the Hockey News but long before th

#27 on Fox 40's Top 40: Arthur Jones

#27 on Fox 40's Top 40: Arthur Jones

We continue with Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time, sponsored by UHS Sports Medicine and UHS Orthopedics. Coming in at number 27 IS...Arthur Jones. Jones has played and thrived at the highest level of sports, but before all t

#28 on Fox 40's Top 40: Dan Briggs

#28 on Fox 40's Top 40: Dan Briggs

We continue with Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time, sponsored by UHS Sports Medicine and UHS Orthopedics. Coming in at number 28 is...Deposit-Hancock's Dan Briggs. There is nobody who has made as big an impact in as little ti

#29 on Fox 40's Top 40: Bridget Orchard

#29 on Fox 40's Top 40: Bridget Orchard

We continue with Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time, sponsored by UHS Sports Medicine and UHS Orthopedics. Coming in at number 29 is...Bridget Orchard, formerly known as Bridget Baxter. Orchard was a three-time all-state athle

#30 on Fox 40's Top 40: Holly Aprile

#30 on Fox 40's Top 40: Holly Aprile

We continue with Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time, sponsored by UHS Sports Medicine and UHS Orthopedics. Coming in at number 30 is...Afton's Holly Aprile! Aprile's story is one of the more dominant in Section IV small school

#31 on Fox 40's Top 40: Billy Gabor

#31 on Fox 40's Top 40: Billy Gabor

We continue with Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Sports Figures sponsored by UHS Sports Medicine and UHS Orthopedics. Number 31 is the Pride of Binghamton Central, Billy Gabor! After his days as a Central Bulldog, Billy Gabor decided to attend Syracuse Uni

#32 on Fox 40's Top 40: Mayumi Pejo Spence

#32 on Fox 40's Top 40: Mayumi Pejo Spence

Welcome back and we continue on Fox 40’s Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time right now.. Number 32 is Mayumi Pejo Spence. A 16-year-old student at Seton Catholic Central, May became an Olympian in the Flyweight division of Taekwon

#33 on Fox 40's Top 40: Vickie Sax

#33 on Fox 40's Top 40: Vickie Sax

Number 33 is Vestal's Vickie Sax! Sax played high school field hockey and softball at Vestal, taking her talents to the Big 10's Iowa to continue her athletic career. Vickie's legacy as a Hawkeye still lives on, scoring the most field hockey goals in a si

#34 on Fox 40's Top 40: Mike Mancini

#34 on Fox 40's Top 40: Mike Mancini

We continue on Fox 40’s Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time right now.. Number 34 is Maine-Endwell's Mike Mancini! Mancini, similar to a handful of others on this list, still has a lot of legacy left to give, but what he's already

#35 on Fox 40's Top 40: Fran Angeline

#35 on Fox 40's Top 40: Fran Angeline

We continue on Fox 40’s Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time right now sponsored by UHS Sports Medicine and UHS Orthopedics. Number 35 is Union-Endicott's Fran Angeline! Angeline played his high school days as a U-E Tiger, then too

#36 ON Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures: Brenna Bough of Whitney Point Field Hockey

#36 ON Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures: Brenna Bough of Whitney Point Field Hockey

We continue Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Sports Figures, sponsored by UHS Orthopedics and UHS Sports Medicine with number 36 it is Brenna Bough of Whitney Point Field Hockey.

#37 on Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures: Steve Chomyszak

#37 on Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures: Steve Chomyszak

We head to number 37 on Fox 40’s Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time sponsored by UHS Sports Medicine and UHS Orthopedic… Number 37 is Steve Chomyszak. According to Press & Sun-Bulletin, Chomyszak was born in a Nazi forced-

#38 on Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures: Barb Cook of SV Softball

#38 on Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures: Barb Cook of SV Softball

We continue the Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures sponsored by UHS Sports Medicine and UHS Orthopedic with Number 38. Coming in at number 38 on our list is Barb Cook, a legend at Susquehanna Valley and the University of Connecticut. Barb

#39 on Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures: Nick Aiello of Tioga Football

#39 on Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures: Nick Aiello of Tioga Football

Coming in at number 39 on our list is Coach Nick Aiello, the man in charge for Tioga Football. If we did this list ten years from now, Nick Aiello might be in the Top 10, that's how quickly he's turned the Tioga Football Team into a State Powerhouse. Prio

#40 on Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures: Bess Greenberg

#40 on Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures: Bess Greenberg

We begin Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures in Southern Tier History today! Over the next 40 weekdays spanning until August 30th, we'll reveal one athlete, coach, media member or contributor who impacted both the Southern Tier and greater