A legacy renewed in a certain gym
Times, The (Trenton, NJ) - Saturday, May 2, 1998
TRENTON _ Tomorrow will be a very busy day in one man's
neighborhood.The streets around Columbus Park will be filled
with some pretty fair athletes, as well as some people who used
to be pretty fair athletes. At 9:30 a.m., members of the Golden
Wave Club, which is made up of graduates of Trenton Catholic
High School, will attend mass at Immaculate Conception church.
Afterward, they will take a stroll over to the Trenton Catholic
gym (which is now used by the Immaculate grammar-school kids),
where they will hold a brief ceremony dedicating the gym to
Father Clarence O'Shea. It's only fitting. Father Clarence
(as he was known to one and all) coached boys' basektball, on
all levels, at Trenton Catholic from 1948-62. During that time,
he compiled a 417-54 record. Perhaps his greatest team was the
was his 1956-57 undefeated (25-0) squad that won the New Jersey
State Interscholastic Athletic Association Parochial 'A' title.
He also guided the Golden Wave to state titles after the 1957-58
and 1959-60 seasons and had Trenton Catholic in more state
championship games than any other school. After the dedication
ceremony is completed, the Golden Wavers will take a short stroll
over to Roman Hall for the 17th annual Rev. Clarence O'Shea
Communion Breakfast.
He was a great coach as was Fred Price with Trenton High. I still wish one of your readers can send you team pictures of those Trenton Catholic teams. I remember listening to Bus Saidt broadcasting those TC and TCH games over WBUD.
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Hi Mack: Father O'Shea evidently took over basketball after Mickey Lake at Trenton Catholic. I remember also, some of the great players he had. Dick Gray and Leo Wolf were among the best that he had who went over to Villanova and did well. I would also like to comment about Bus Saidt who JoeZ mentioned. He was a close friend when he and I played on the 1936 Schroths and he certainly went on to become one of the best sport commentators around. Best regards.
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