PORTSMOUTH — The late Richard “Foxy” Marshall, who led the Portsmouth High School varsity football team to six state Super Bowl titles in the ’80s and ’90s, is among the new inductees who will be honored at the third annual PHS Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony set for Saturday, Oct. 5.

The 2019 honorees are former athletes, coaches and special contributors to the Portsmouth High School athletic program, along with the 1991 girls’ soccer team that secured the first true girls’ state championship in school history, as well as the 1992 girls’ gymnastics state championship team. 

 “This year’s class is our largest to date, honoring student athletes from four different decades from the 1960s to the ’90s,” said John F. Blaess., chairman of the Portsmouth High Athletic Hall of Fame. “We are honoring former athletes from a variety of athletic offerings, including those who went on to have outstanding collegiate careers as well as a few that played in professional sports.”

He added, “We will be remembering posthumously football coach Richard “Foxy” Marshall and are hoping for a good turnout from his former players, or, as he used to say, ‘his boys.’ 

Mr. Marshall died in 1995 at the age of 56.

“Also being honored is longtime and award-winning reporter Rick McGowan from the Newport Daily News as our media inductee,” Mr. Blaess said. 

“We are also very pleased to be honoring the first two girls’ Division I state championship teams PHS produced — the 1991 soccer team as well as the 1992 gymnastics team,” said Mr. Blaess. “I was the athletic director at the time and the entire school community was thrilled with the performances of these two teams during the fall and winter seasons.”

The induction ceremony, to be held at the Green Valley Country Club on Union Street, will begin with a cocktail hour and hors d'oeuvres at 4:30 p.m., followed by the induction ceremony.  

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.portsmouthathletichof.com or contact John Blaess at johnfblaess@yahoo.com.

2019 PHS induction class

Here’s the complete list of this year’s inductees:

Individual athletes: Ken Levesque (Class of 1967) — football, basketball, baseball; Ed Fitzsimmons ( Class of 1971 — football, basketball, baseball; Pat Carberry Wentzel (Class of 1978 — basketball; Brian Stone (Class of 1982 — football, baseball; Tim Kehoe (Class of 1984 — cross-country, basketball, track and field; Katie Redden Combs (Class of 1983 — cross-country, track and field; Jennifer Flad (Class of 1986 — cross-country, gymnastics, softball; Patrick Galvin (Class of 1988) — soccer (Providence Journal Honor Roll Male Athlete of the Year); Michael A. Cloud (Class of 1994) — football (College All-American and NFL player); Christina Campos Rainey (Class of 1994) — soccer, basketball, softball; and Brian Rosa (Class of 1996) — soccer (High School All-America)

Teams: The 1991 girls’ soccer team and the 1992 girls’ gymnastics team (both state champions)

Coach: Richard “Foxy” Marshall (football)

Athletic boosters: Richard Carpender, and Richard and Joyce Hatch

Media: Rick McGowan (Newport Daily News sports reporter)