Home About Archives RSS Feed

Hall of Fame NFL Coach To Speak In Pittsfield

Andy McKeever

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy was announced as the keynote speaker at Saint Joseph High School's Hall of Fame gala in May.

Levy is most known for leading the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowls - losing all of them - in the early 1990s. With star-packed teams featuring Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed and Bruce Smith, Levy is the most successful coach in team history with a 112-70 record. Under his reigns the Bills made the playoffs right out of nine years with six division championships.

Levy was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame first ballot in 2001 and he has since moved on to be a motivational speaker.

He will be the keynote speaking for Saint Joseph's gala "An Evening with the Stars" that will induct the school's best football athletes of all-time into its Hall of Fame. The gala will be held May 20 at the Crowne Plaza on West Street. The proceeds will benefit the Catholic Schools of Pittsfield.

The Hall of Fame induction will celebrate the grand tradition of Crusader’s football by honoring a legends team comprised of the stars from the 1940s, 50s and 60s and all-decade teams from the 1970s, 80s and 90s. St. Joseph’s has a storied history that has included several championship teams and a number of standouts who would go on to play at the college level. Ballots are being distributed to St. Joe’s alumni to vote on the legends and all-decade teams.

 "We are thrilled to host this gala that will bring all the generations of St. Joe’s football together to share in this special tradition," said Bill Jones, board chairman of the Catholic Schools of Pittsfield, in a press release. "Also, we are all looking forward to welcoming Marv Levy to the community to hear his own motivational stories."

Tags: Buffalo Bills, Marv Levy, St. Josephs      

Support Local News

We show up at hurricanes, budget meetings, high school games, accidents, fires and community events. We show up at celebrations and tragedies and everything in between. We show up so our readers can learn about pivotal events that affect their communities and their lives.

How important is local news to you? You can support independent, unbiased journalism and help iBerkshires grow for as a little as the cost of a cup of coffee a week.

News Headlines
Force 16U Defends Home Field with Tourney Title
SteepleCats Earn Their First Home Win of Summer
Adams Town Meeting to Vote Spending Articles Monday
Berkshire NAACP Uses Douglass' Words to Set Tone for Juneteenth Festival
Hewison Aviation Looks Forward to Open House at North Adams Airport
Theater Review: 'Driving Miss Daisy' Is a 'Wondrous' Production
Mohican People Honored with Display in South Williamstown
Keene SwampBats Down North Adams
Battle of the Berkshires Tournament Continues in Pittsfield
Youth For the Future: Berkshire Theatre Group Students


Categories:
Baseball (13)
Basketball (4)
Bruins (3)
Celtics (0)
Football (3)
Hockey (4)
Patriots (1)
Red Sox (1)
Rugby (1)
Archives:
Tags:
Sports Preview Local Leagues Mcla High School Sports Ephs Paronto Colonials Wooster St. Josephs Fireworks Opener Trailblazers Wahconah Park Buffalo Bills Pittsfield Suns Babe Ruth Steeplecats All-stars Little League World Series North Adams Vandalism Lacrosse Williams College Joe Wolfe Pittsfield Keene State Boston Marathon World Record Youth Sports Marv Levy Fall Sports 2012 Mount Greylock Hall Of Fame Rugby
Popular Entries:
UNICO Inducts Five Into County Baseball, Softball Hall
Frank Grant Honored By Pittsfield Colonials
Williams Rugby Fights Cold Weather For World Record
Mount Greylock Lacrosse Shoots For 3-Peat
Pittsfield Colonials Sign Former Major Leaguer
Wahconah Park Seeking Tenant For 2012
SteepleCats Launched New Website
Lacrosse Players Advocate For Varsity At Mount Greylock
Introduction To Blog And Sox Roster
Hall of Fame NFL Coach To Speak In Pittsfield
Recent Entries:
Professional Hockey an Opportunity for North Adams
Pittsfield Suns To Host All Star Game
Mayor Bianchi Commends Pittsfield Babe Ruth Team
'Growing Pains' For County Gridders
Pittsfield Knocked Out Of Babe Ruth World Series
SteepleCats Back at Joe Wolfe After Season-Opener Win
Q&A With Pittsfield Suns Owner On Opening Day
Greylock Boys Basketball Sweep Tourneys
Monterey Softball Seasons Starts Month Early
MCLA Honors Graduating Winter Athletes