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November 13 • 2014
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T
he third group of Pillars of
Excellence award winners was
honored last month at the annual
Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
induction dinner.
The award celebrates lifetime achieve-
ment and outstanding contributions to
athletics and the community.
Here are the 2014 winners and a few
interesting facts about them:
Robert Basch: He was hired in 1959
to run the physical education program
at the new Jewish
Community Center at
Curtis and Meyers in
Detroit. As plans were
being formulated for
the new JCC in West
Bloomfield, Basch's
suggestions for a
60-foot-wide indoor
Robert Basch
swimming pool,
Z-shaped outdoor pool
and track above the gym were accepted
and incorporated into the design. He
retired in 1992 as director of health
services at the JCC in Houston, ending a
43-career as a JCC professional.
Irwin Cohen: "Mr. Baseball" was the
founder, editor and
publisher of a monthly
national baseball
magazine. He was hired
by the Detroit Tigers
in 1984 as director of
group ticket sales and
received a World Series
ring after the Tigers
Irwin Cohen
won the championship.
Al Delidow: After
earning letters in cross
country, wrestling
and track and field at
Wayne State University,
he was a physical
education teacher and
A
coach in the Oak Park
Al Delidow
School District from
1962-1999. He coached
bowling (1962), wrestling (1962-1968),
cross-country (1968-1972), track (1968-
1972) and swimming (1972-1988) at
Oak Park High. A high school track and
swimming official, he was honored for
30 years of service by the Michigan High
School Athletic Association. He also was
honored by the American Red Cross for
more than 35 years of service as a volun-
teer. He was an immigration officer for
the U.S. Department of Immigration from
1988-2001.
Ted Kaczander: One of the U.S. Army
troops who liberated the Mauthausen-
Gusen concentration camp in Austria, he
served as an interpretor
for the survivors. In
addition to working in
Detroit Public Schools
as a physical education
teacher and coun-
selor, he was a 40-year
employee of the JCC,
Ted Kaczander working in the physical
education department
and as associate director of the health club.
He was a Golden Gloves flyweight division
boxing champion from 1930-1932.
Jerry Lewis: He founded the Detroit
Tigers fantasy camp in 1984 with former
Tigers catcher Jim Price. Now in its 30th
year, the camp is considered the most
successful professional
team fantasy camp for
adults in any sport.
More than 200 attend
the camp each year
in Lakeland, Fla., the
Tigers' spring training
base. Camps and bat-
ting practices have been
Jerry Lewis
held at Comerica Park
since 2000.
Like Father, Like Sons
Two of this year's Pillars of Excellence win-
ners — Ted Kaczander and Al Delidow —
received their award posthumously.
Kaczander's sons Alan, 68, Rick, 64, and
Bruce, 59, accepted the award for their
father, who died in 1994. Alan and Rick
also are Pillars of Excellence winners. They
were in the first group in 2012, honored
for their coaching and officiating.
"We're thrilled about our father's award',"
Rick said. "It was long overdue. Through his
work at the JCC — he was there full-time
and part-time — he was a mentor to thou-
sands of Jewish youths. He loved teaching
kids about sports. He was an educator."
Senior Power
Northwestern University men' soccer play-
er Eric Weberman from North Farmington
High School made the most of his senior
day game Nov. 2. The midfielder scored in
the 14th minute, curling a shot into the net,
helping the Wildcats beat two-time defend-
ing Big Ten Conference champion Penn
State 2-1 in double-overtime.
Northwestern coach Tim Lenahan
called Webermaris shot "a picture-perfect
goal; according to the Daily Northwestern.
Three days later, Weberman assisted on
both Northwestern goals in a 2-0 win over
conference rival Wisconsin.
The No. 16-ranked Wildcats (9-3-5,
4-1-3) were seeded No. 3 in the conference
tournament, which began last weekend.
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