QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – Tony Nowicki, Jacob Jodway and the 1949 undefeated Quincy football team will be inducted into the Quincy Athletic Hall of Fame during ceremonies on the night of February 4 before the varsity boys basketball game between Reading and Quincy.
The Quincy Athletic Hall of Fame honors athletes who have made significant contributions to the Quincy athletic program.
Nowicki graduated in 2000 and excelled in football, basketball and track. As a junior Nowicki was part of the record setting 3200-meter relay team. Their record held up for more than 20 years.
He was also a member of the National Honor Society and graduated fifth in his class.
After graduation Nowicki attended Albion College where he was a four-year letterman in football and was awarded the Presidential Scholarship.
Jodway graduated in 2015 and had outstanding careers in football, basketball and baseball.
He was an All State football player on defense and made first team all Big Eight Conference on offense.
Jodway helped the Quincy basketball team win the Big Eight Conference Championship with a final season record of 22-2 and was named to the Big Eight All-Conference team.
On the baseball field, Jodway’s senior season statistics included a .417 batting average and a spot on the Big Eight All-Conference First Team.
The 1949 Quincy Orioles football team achieved one of finest record ever turned in by a Quincy High School team. The Orioles accumulated a total of 185 points to their opponent’s 15.
They were led by head coach Dale Shearer, assistant coach Vincent Jacobs and team captain Don Cook.
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