P g: 1 This week's achieves in sports CAROL R. COHEN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHOTOS BY BILL GEMMELL Senior Division NAME: Al Delidow JOB: Oak Park High School phys- ical education teacher DEED: Delidow, 56, is in the midst of his 34th consecutive year of teaching physical education and athletics in the Oak Park School District. He spent the first 10 years at Roosevelt and Pepper el- ementary schools and the next 24 at Oak Park High School. Foy W atcf Repair, Pearl Rest or Repairing Any Type o f Weintraub Jewelry Is Your Ma Valuable Resource. All Servi Done On Premise Delidow admits he has never asked his students to do anything he could not do. Even now, if he asks them to run or swim a mile, he does it with them. THE SKINNY: Delidow is a South- field resident and has a wife and two grown daughters. He was born in Detroit and became in- terested in teaching physical ed- ucation from Mort Levitsky, his elementary-school gym teacher. 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He also taught water safety instruction, first aid and lifeguarding classes. Delidow coached the Oak Park High School men's varsity track team for eight years. In 1972, his team won the state Class A track championship. In addition, Delidow coached the school's cross country team for eight years. He also coached men's and women's varsity swim teams for 15 years. A lot of his swimmers qualified individually for the state cham- pionships and several earned col- lege scholarships, including to the U.S. Air Force Academy. In 1972, Delidow was named Michigan's Class A high school coach of the year by the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press. In 1973, the Oakland Press gave him the same award. Delidow also was honored by the National High School Coach- es Association in 1992 for his ded- ication to high-school athletics. In 1993, Delidow received an award from the National High School Athletic Association and the Michigan High School Athletic Association for his 30 years of con- tributions to high-school sports. country for three years. He then attended Wayne State University, where he ma- jored in physical education and was a member of the school's track, cross country and wrestling teams for four years. Delidow is active in Tem- ple Beth El's Brotherhood and has been a member of the temple for 20 years. QUOTE: "I have enjoyed work- ing with young people all these years. Physical edu- cation and fitness have im- portant roles to play in today's society and schools," Delidow said. "I have watched many youngsters develop and mature. Teach- ing's greatest reward is see- ing former students, who have gone on to do bigger and better things after high school, come back to visit me." Senior Division NAME: Bert J. Green TEAM: Summer Men's Golf League at Rogell Golf Course in Detroit DEED: Green, a 32-year-old resident of Farmington, recently placed sec- ond in the Monday night men's golf league at Detroit's Rogell golf course. The league consisted of 20 players and ran for 16 weeks. In his first year in the league, Green was tied for fourth place go- ing into the championship round. He moved up three spots over the final nine holes. Green also tied with two other players for the season's low round with a 39 (four over par), and he won the playoff on the first hole with a par. Green had a nine-hole handicap of 5.9, and the league's second-lowest average with 41.2 strokes per nine holes. In addition, Green recently com- peted in the hole-in-one contest at Rogell, open to players who have had an ace on a regulation golf course. Green has had two holes- in-one. The contest was held on the par- three 15th hole, which played 146 yards. Using a seven-iron, Green hit his shot 8 feet 9 inches from the cup and tied for 12th place. Green has a United States Golf Association Handicap Index of 12.9 and is also a member of the Golf Association of Michigan. THE SKINNY: Green began golfing at age 23. It was important to learn how to play the sport for his sales job because a lot of business is con- ducted on the golf course. Green is a self-taught golfer and has never taken a lesson. He said he played and practiced as much as possible and watched a lot of golf on television to improve his game. Green was born and raised in Ann Arbor. He attended Pioneer High School, where he was a mem- ber of the tennis team and played the trumpet in the marching band. However, when it was time for college, Green chose Michigan State University, where he re- ceived a bachelor of art in com- munications in 1984. At MSU, Green played intra- mural softball and football. He was also chairman of the school's Unit- ed Jewish Appeal student com- mittee. Every summer, from 1978-1984, Green worked at Camp Tamarack in Ortonville as a counselor and supervisor of DeRoy Village.