Baker performed countless orthopedic procedures and surgeries needed by SU athletes to repair their injuries. But long before he was healing ’Cuse competitors, he was, himself, competing on the Hill. Baker was an oarsman, a member of the SU crew team in the 1950s. In 1956, Bruce helped the SU Freshman Eight win its IRA event. He lettered in 1956-57-59-60. Baker (Class of ’59) received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, his pre-Med degree in ’61 and earned his Doctor of Medicine in ’65 from SUNY Upstate Medical Center.  He interned at University of Iowa, then served his country as a Captain in the Air Force from 1967-69. ‘Doc’ Baker may be best known locally as the SU Athletic Department’s Team Physician from 1973-93.

 

Frank Colabufo (coach) – Since the 1994-95 season, Frank Colabufo has led the West Genesee boys ice hockey program, amassing a career record of 552-176-49, which ranks #3 all time in career wins in New York State. Among these wins are 16 league titles, 16 Section III Titles, including 14 of these coming in an 18-year span which also included two runner-up finishes. His Wildcat teams have taken part in 11 New York State Frozen Fours, including four in the past five years, appearing in the championship game eight times and coming out on top in three of those games in 2001, 2010 and 2023. He was named Division I New York State Coach of the Year in 2010, 2023 and 2025. In the 2023-24 season, the National Federation of State High School Associations named him the Boys Ice Hockey National Coach of the Year. In January 2026, Colabufo was named the winner of the John Mariucci Award as Coach of the Year which recognizes outstanding high school coaches who exemplify the spirit, dedication to youth hockey and enthusiasm of John Mariucci, a former Chicago Black Hawk who is considered the legendary “Godfather of U.S. and Minnesota Hockey”. A USA Hockey Level 5 certified coach, Colabufo has been an education program instructor for close to 20 years. Colabufo holds a BA from LeMoyne College and an MS from Syracuse University and has been a Special Education Teacher since 1988, first at Fowler (1988-93 and at West Genesee (1993-present).

 

Michael Doctor (golf) – A PGA member since 1979 and for 33 years Head Pro and Director of Golf at Skaneateles Country Club, Michae Doctor attained Master Professional status, the highest honor a PGA of America pro can receive in 1979 and was only the second individual in Central New York Section history to do so. In 2015 he was inducted into the National PGA Hall of Fame. His focus has always been on growing the game — particularly juniors and women — while overseeing all aspects of the golf business.  Over decades, Doctor has taught thousands of Central New Yorkers to play better and appreciate the game more. Countless honors and awards have been bestowed upon Doctor, including 2007 National PGA Bill Strausbaugh Award, for mentoring others within the Association, 2009 CNY PGA Hall of Fame, 2013 National PGA Golf Professional of the Year, seven-time NY PGA Jr. Golf Leader, three-time ‘Golf Magazine’: America’s Top Teachers, 1991 and 2012 Section Golf Professional of the Year, multiple-time recipient of the Horton Smith Award for contributions to professional education, and 1995, 2019 and 2021 CNYPGA Teacher of the Year. Doctor served multiple terms on the national PGA Board of Directors and as President of the CNY Section. For the past several years, Michael has been a golf instructor at Cazenovia Country Club, Highland Park Golf Club and Butternut Creek Golf Complex. 

 

Robert Drummond (football) – A 1985 J-D grad, he was a heralded running back for Bruce Quimby and Jack Schmitter’s Red Rams, who posted an 8-2 record in ‘84 and were the No. 2-ranked Section III team statewide. At Syracuse University, Drummond led Coach Dick MacPherson’s Orange ball-carriers in back-to-back seasons (1987 and 1988). He ran for 2,146 yards, gained 3,027 all-purpose yards, and scored 17 touchdowns during his collegiate career, which was highlighted by SU’s unforgettable undefeated ’87 campaign. During his four seasons on the Hill, ‘Cuse went 33-13-1 (.713), including 21-2-1 (.896) in his final two seasons and he was named the Hall of Fame Bowl’s Most Valuable Player. Drummond earned his SU Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology (1989). A third-round NFL draft selection by Philadelphia, he played in 36 games for the Eagles from 1989-91, mostly as a return man and receiver. In 1994, Drummond started his nine-year tenure in the CFL with the Baltimore CFL Stallions. He played for four Grey Cup championship teams and was the 2000 Grey Cup Most Valuable Player. Drummond’s CFL career totals included 10,739 total yards (6,706 rushing; 4,033 receiving) and 97 touchdowns (79 rushing; 18 receiving). Two years ago, Drummond returned to J-D as the school’s defensive coordinator, helping the Red Rams reach two Section III championship games. He has spent decades helping hundreds (if not thousands) of Central New Yorkers, young and old, get in shape and/or stay in shape through his one-of-a-kind athletic assessment and training tool: the Redefining Athletic Performance System (RAPS). 

 

John Hohm (cross country/track & field) – To completely understand his impact on the sport of running, one must first realize that no cross-country team even existed before John Hohm built a heralded program from the ground up. During a storied 46-year coaching career spanning five decades from 1974-2019, Hohm’s Cougars won five state cross country championships (1979, 1986, 1990, 1992 and 1993), 10 sectional titles, and 14 league crowns. He also coached two individual state champions elevating Corcoran into a juggernaut running program not only in Section III, but throughout New York State. Hohm also coached boys indoor and outdoor track and field for 38 years and taught physical education at Corcoran before retiring from both in 2012. Hohm won nine indoor track and field Section III championships, and five League titles; four outdoor Section III crowns, eight league championships and he coached one individual state champion. Hohm began his personal running career in junior high as a seventh-grade student at Levy Junior High in Syracuse and perfected his endurance running skills and developed into a star miler and cross-country athlete at Nottingham High. He established City/Parochial League records in the one-mile, two-mile and 800-meter races. Hohm continued his running prowess at Southern Illinois University, where he earned Bachelor and Master’s teaching degrees in physical education and health. His civic engagement included co-founding of the Syracuse Track Club. Hohm, who has completed 25 marathons, is an inductee in the Nottingham and Corcoran Halls of Fame and the Mountain Goat Hall of Fame.

 

Carol ‘Stash’ Stanley (softball) – A great player on the diamond, a coach collegiately and internationally and an inventor, entrepreneur, philanthropist off the field, Carol ‘Stash’ Stanley’s impact on the sport of softball is undeniable. She played softball at a high level for 27 years, established the varsity softball team at SUNY Binghamton in the late ‘70s and helped establish the sport in Peru. When there was no softball to be played scholastically at Bishop Ludden High School in the 1960s, Stanley was recruited to play for the Onondaga Indians, a travel team comprised almost entirely of Native Americans. Collegiately at SUNY Fredonia, again there was no team.  No matter; ‘Stash’ (pronounced ‘Stosh’) played in the fast-pitch American Softball Association and was a two-time All-American third baseman. She led Binghamton-based Hank’s Painting REDS to the 1976 ASA Class A Fast-Pitch Softball National Championship. Stanley earned a B.S. in kinesiology at Fredonia and master’s degrees from SUNY Cortland and Drexel. She played semi-pro ball for a team in Erie, Pa., also working as an assistant softball coach at Ohio State. In 1983 Stanley launched her career as an inventor and entrepreneur, creating the STAN-MILL MITT with co-inventor Kim Miller. A protective mitt that resembles a batting glove with no fingers and is worn under a baseball glove, the STAN-MILL MITT has been worn by more than 200 Major League Baseball players and is now part of a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Years later, Stanley invented LaceLocker, a simple, nearly indestructible lightweight device that prevents shoelaces from being untied. Stanley serves as President/CEO of STASH Sporting Goods, Inc., in Charlottesville, and is Executive Director of the LaceLocker Scholarship Fund, Inc., which is endowed by proceeds from the sale of LaceLocker products. A resident of Charlottesville, Va., the inventive Stanley served as the Registrar at the University of Virginia from 2000 through 2017. Stanley was a member of Bishop Ludden’s first graduating class and its initial Athletic Hall of Fame class and was named a Distinguished Alumnus of SUNY Fredonia.

 

Tommy Tanner (soccer) – One of the premier figures of the evolution of the” The Beautiful Game” in this area, Tommy Tanner established himself at an early age as a premier national youth player, earning High School All-American honors at Henninger in 1984 and 1985 and Parade Magazine High School All-American recognition in 1985. During his four-year career at North Carolina State University (1986-90), Tanner helped the Wolfpack reach the NCAA Final Four and win an ACC title on the pitch. He earned ACC All-Tournament honors and All-America recognition as a senior. In 1991, the Cleveland Crunch of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) drafted Tanner, where he earned MISL Rookie of the Year honors.  Regarded as one of the team’s most respected performers, he later helped Cleveland win National Professional Soccer League championships in 1994, 1996 and 1999. Tanner also played in the professional outdoor season where he starred for the Rochester Rhinos from 1996-2002, serving as team captain from 1998-2001. He was instrumental in in leading the Rhinos to three A-League championships and the historic 1999 U.S. Open Cup title, one of the crowning accomplishments in American lower-division soccer history. He concluded his 14-year professional soccer playing career with the Syracuse Salty Dogs, where Tanner served as both a player and assistant coach, while additionally managing front-office responsibilities. Since retirement as a player, Tanner has given back to the game and the advancement of soccer through coaching and executive leadership. He has served as director of coaching for youth programs in Central New York, founded the Syracuse Youth Football Club, and later became owner and head coach of the Syracuse Silver Knights. Following a successful rebranding and relocation effort, Tanner helped launch the franchise as Utica City FC, becoming the owner and general manager. The team is one of the most successful organizations in the Major Arena Soccer League. He has been recognized as a member of the New York State West Soccer Hall of Fame, Rochester Rhinos Hall of Fame.

 

Please join Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors as we welcome the Class of 2026 and honor all the athletes, coaches, and administrators who have contributed to Syracuse’s proud sports heritage.