#THE late Deacon Leviticus ‘Uncle Lou’ Adderley will be among 10 individuals and one team to be inducted into Saint John’s University’s J-Club Hall of Honour on Saturday, October 14, as part of Homecoming festivities.
#The dinner and enshrinement ceremony begins with a social at 4:30pm followed by the dinner and programme at 5:15pm in Guild Hall (Old Gym) following the Johnnies’ Homecoming football game against Carleton in Clemens Stadium.
#Registration is $75 per person before October 8 ($100 per person after) and includes dinner and beverages. All proceeds go to the J-Club to support SJU athletics.
#Each member of the Hall of Honour class will be highlighted in the weeks leading up to their induction with stories and videos on gojohnnies.com starting on September 6.
#This year’s class was selected by a vote of the J-Club’s board of directors, who considered nominations which can be made by any club member.
#Founded in 1959, the J-Club is a dues-based booster organisation of former Johnnie student-athletes, parents and fans, and plays a key role in supporting SJU varsity programs, intramurals and club sports.
#Adderley, a graduate of the class of 1955, was considered a rare MIAC individual champion in two sports at SJU.
#Adderley was a three-time conference champion in tennis and won the MIAC wrestling title at 130 pounds as a junior in 1954. He was on track to repeat his championship as a senior in 1955, but he suffered a back injury in his semifinal win and had to medical forfeit the championship match.
#After graduating in 1955, he returned to The Bahamas where he served as a coach and as the director of athletics at Saint Augustine’s College, a secondary school for grades 7-12.
#He will be enshrined in the class that includes Paul Bernabei ‘69 (baseball); Darwin Dumonceaux ‘99:(track and field); Chris Erichsen ‘08 (cross country/indoor/outdoor track-and field); Terry Haws (wrestling) and Tom Kubinski ‘86:(swimming); Matt McGovern ‘01:(golf); Chris Palmer ‘96 (football/baseball);
#Joining them will be the 2003 football team and Fr. Dunstan Tucker ‘25, OSB who will be awarded the J-Club Distinguished Service Award.