Brophy Sports Hall of Fame

Brophy's Hall of Fame is inspired by the Jesuit motto, "Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam--to the greater glory of God." The men in the Hall are honored for their athletic prowess during their years at Brophy and beyond. They are men who are at least 10 years out of Brophy, and who have shown continuing commitment to Brophy and to the values learned within these walls. In honoring them, we honor their coaches, teachers, parents and friends, and all those who encouraged and taught them to give their best effort and to reach for excellence.

Class of 2000

Class of 2001

• Coach Trevor Stinson
• Tim Flood '63 - Football
• John Likovich '73 - Football
• Tom Likovich '73 - Football
• Andy Roediger '82 - Tennis
• 1986 Basketball Team

Class of 2004

• Mike Mitchell ’93 - Football 92-93
• Ted Dettmer - Lifetime Athletic Teams Supporter
• Paul Micheletti - Soccer Coach 81-91
• Cmdr George T. Fadok ’74 - Football 73-74
• Ted Purdy ’92 - Golf 91-92

Class of 2006

• 1959 Football Team
• Coach Tom Succow
• Harry “Dutch” Olivier, S.J.
• John Woodall ’61
• Larry Staley ’61
• Stewart Keller ’73

Hall Of Fame Profiles - Class of 2000

Mickey Ryan - Football Coach

Mickey Ryan began teaching at Brophy in 1962, after an illustrious high school and college football career, and retired in 1994 At St.Cecilia's, a Catholic high school in Englewood, New Jersey, Mickey played on the offensive line of a team coached by Vince Lombardi (a fact not likely to have escaped the attention of his students). Later, he played center on a burgeoning ASU team. He began at Brophy as a line coach on the varsity football team under Head Coach Trevor Stinson. According to Coach Stinson, "Nowhere on the face of the earth existed a more loyal, dedicated, honest and sincere man and football coach. He taught basic technique that carried his boys through the toughest situations." Mickey will also be remembered for his devotion to weight training and his successful power lifting team that he built at Brophy.

Jim Burnes '68 - Baseball

As a junior, Jim Burnes earned All-Conference and All-State honors in football as a defensive back. Sidelined with a knee injury his senior year, Jim was unable to participate in football, yet earned All-Conference and All-State honors in both basketball and baseball. He led the '67-'68 basketball team in scoring (15 ppg) and rebounding (12 rpg). In baseball, he led the '68 team in hitting (.420) and pitching (8 wins-4 losses), and he helped the team win the Region Championship and to the State Semi-Finals. He was selected the most valuable player in both basketball and baseball. The Phoenix American Legion picked Jim as the Baseball Player of the Year in 1969 (.475 avg. and an 8-1 pitching record). Drafted in the first round by the Los Angeles Dodgers and again in the supplemental draft by the Houston Astros in 1970, Jim chose to continue playing baseball at the U of A where he was a key player as a pitcher, outfielder and first-baseman. Unfortunately nagging arm injuries prevented Jim from pursuing a professional baseball career.

Mike Keahon '73 - Track

Mike held the Arizona state record for the mile during his senior year. He still holds the Brophy record for the mile as well as the records in the 1600 (4:20.6) and 800 meters (1:54.9). Mike attended Northern Arizona University on an athletic scholarship, running both cross country and track. He was a member of NAU's first Big Sky championship team in 1975. Mike has been the Head Coach of Brophy's Track and Cross Country teams for the last several years.

Bob Kohrs '76 - Football

Bob was the first Bronco football player to be drafted by the NFL. Playing linebacker and defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1980-1986, Bob's teammates included Lynn Swann, Franco Harris and Terry Bradshaw. While a Bronco, Bob was defensive end and a kicker, and he never thought about playing professionally. In fact, his greatest Brophy football moment came as a kicker in what was billed as "The Game of the Year" on September 12, 1975. Central High School was in those days Brophy's arch rival and was ranked first or second in the state. Brophy, however, beat the Bobcats because of a 45-yard field goal that Bob kicked with 1:18 remaining. The final score in the "battle of the canal" was Brophy-9 & Central-7. Bob went on to an illustrious career at ASU and was picked seventh in the second round by the Steelers.

Chip Larson '76 - Golf

Chip won the individual Arizona State Golf Championship his senior year. In doing so, he set the competitive course record for the prestigious Antelope Hills Country Club in Prescott. That day Chip shot a 66; his nearest opponent, Tom Gray who later joined the PGA Tour, was eleven strokes back. Johnny Miller recruited Chip in person and awarded him the scholarship which bears his name to play for Brigham Young University.

John Simons '79 - Swimming

An All-American, John made the United States team for the 1979 Pan-American Games and the 1980 Olympics. During his senior year, he captured the State Title in both the 100 meter breaststroke and the 200 meter Individual Medley. His breaststroke time was a state record, while his IM time was a national record. Life after Brophy saw John swim for Stanford, but his career ended prematurely due to injury.

Mark Alarie '82 - Basketball

The 1980 State Tournament served as a coming out party for Mark Alarie. In the following 2 seasons, the 6' 8" Bronco would dominate the local hoop scene. He averaged 24 points as a junior to win All-State honors. His senior year, Mark improved to average 29.9 ppg, 16 rpg, and 4 blocks per game, while he earned Arizona State Player Of The Year and several All-American honors. His battles with another future NBA player, Greenway's 7 footer Brad Lohaus, were epic. Phoenix sportswriters who covered high school basketball in that era still remember Alarie with a certain amount of awe, wondering if he weren't Arizona's best prep player ever. He was recently named to the Arizona Republic's All-Century Team. After Brophy he took the national stage, helping Duke University to the NCAA Finals and then became a first-round draft pick for the Denver Nuggets. His career was cut short by knee injuries, and he retired from the Washington Bullets.

Bil Kopas '85 - Swimming

Bil qualified for All-American status in 10 events during his four-year tenure at BCP. He won the State Championship 3 times in the 500 Meter Freestyle. At the University of Michigan, where Bil was a four-year letterman, the Wolverine swim teams won four Big Ten titles, and he garnered two individual awards. In 1986, Bil won the individual Big Ten championship in the 1600 Freestyle, and he was an Academic All-Big Ten selection from 1986-1989. Staying on to serve as the assistant coach for Michigan, he also worked with the US and Hungarian Olympic teams. He returned to Brophy in 1991 to teach history and coach swimming; currently he serves as assistant principal for academics. Since being named head coach, his Bronco teams have never lost a dual meet. Bil was recently named Swim Coach of the Century by the AIA.

1972 Football Team

This team was touted at the beginning of the '72 season as average but became legendary by the end of it. Led by a combination of superb coaching (Trevor Stinson, Mickey Ryan and John Chambers), a titanic ground attack, and one of the stingiest defenses in the state, the '72 Broncos rallied from a preseason rating of fifth in the division to State-Finalist.

Brophy's elite ground game averaged about 250 yards per game and offered two premier backs: John Likovich (All-State), Mr. Inside, and Ron Steffen, Mr. Outside; each of whom rushed for over 1,000 yards. Pete Blake was effective at quarterback, while Mark Fallon, Ray Borst, Brian Stark, Tom Likovich, Chuck O'Connor and Niles Jennett were standouts on the offensive line.

Defensively, the Broncos, tops in the Skyline Division, allowed a mere 79 points during the entire regular season. All-State defensive lineman Tom Likovich led the charges with Jim Bayham, Bryan Murphy, Mark Fallon, Ray Borst, Chuck O'Connor and Greg La Mothe rounding out the defensive line. Linebacker duties fell to Mike Sievert, while the secondary of Kelly Blake, Mike Santiago and Erich Schmidbauer was led by All-Division picks Pete Blake and Pat Coughlin.

The '72 season was filled with big wins including the Skyline Division Championship over Cortez 15-13, a team that had defeated the Broncos earlier in the season 14-10. Brophy also upset a highly favored Tucson Sahuaro team 20-6 in the state Semi-finals. However, no victory was as memorable as the game versus St. Mary's that put them in the Division Championship. The Broncos trailed the Knights 9-7 with only a few minutes to play. John Likovich soon went to work and capped a 16-play, 65 yard drive with a two yard smash to win the game 14-9. The Broncos lost to Central in the State Championship but held their heads high after a remarkable 10-3 season.

The '72 Broncos, according to their head coach, Trevor Stinson, "...were winners! The greater the challenge, the better they responded. They are a great standard bearer for Bronco Football and induction into the Hall of Fame as the first team selected is a tribute to their work ethic and loyalty."

Hall Of Fame Profiles - Class of 2001

1960 Swim Team

In 1960, when the Arizona high school swimming championships were held in the spring, Brophy Prep's 2 year-old swim team was able to win Brophy's first state championship in any sport! At that time, Brophy was a Class A school by enrollment, but they defeated all comers including numerous Class AAA schools with student bodies that would be huge by today's standards. Brophy was an enormous underdog and yet was able to overcome tremendous odds in winning the title in 1960.

The following year was unfortunate for the returning members of this historical team. The football team was forced to cancel a game due to a rash of injuries, and this led the AIA to suspend Brophy from championship competition for the remainder of the year. The swim team was unable to defend their title, although they did defeat the eventual champion that year in a dual meet competition.

Hall of Fame Profiles - Class of 2006

1959 Football Team

Roland Dodd  - Team coach
William Blommel ’61 -  Team manager
John Boland '61
James Borst '60
Derrick Brewster '60
John Corbett '60
Theodore Dettmer '62
Wyatt Gilbert '60
Richard Heames '60
Leslie Hilger '61 - Team manager
Conrad Jarvis '60
Carl Koestner '60
Robert Lees '61
Patrick Long '60
Arthur Martori '60
Frank Muckerman '61
Bob Muller '60
James Murphy '61 - Team manager
Frank O'Dwyer '60
David O'Neil '60
George Rempe '62
Michael Running '60
Robert Salem '61 - Team manager
Adam Stein ’61
Thomas Sweeney '60 - Team manager
William Tribolet '62
James Wesley '60
John Woodall '61
John Zwaska '61

Larry "Bucky" Staley ’61

After graduating Brophy in 1961, he was the leading pitcher on the Kerr Sporting Goods American Legion baseball team that won the American Legion World Series. The team was coached by the late Jim Brock. Bucky was undefeated in two years of American Legion baseball. He signed a bonus contract with the New York Yankees in September of 1961. He spent three plus years in their minor league system. He played for the Fort Lauderdale Yankees, Shelby N. Carolina Cornels, Idaho Falls Yankees (winners of the Pioneer League), and the Greensboro Yankees. After elbow problems, in 1965 he went into the stock brokerage industry in Phoenix.