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1914 | Regis Centennial Athletics Homecoming | 2014
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Join the Regis community on Monday, December 15 for a special sports night at Regis High School. Mike Breen P'09'15, New York Knicks Play-By-Play Announcer, and Walt "Clyde" Frazier, New York Knicks Analyst and member of the NBA Hall of Fame, will join us for an evening discussion and hold a Q&A with the audience.
From the 1929 Metropolitan High School Football Champions, to the 2014 New York State Basketball Champions, Regis boasts a century's-worth of sports highlights. Most notable may be the 1948 Regis Varsity Basketball Team, which earned the title of National Schoolboy Champions. The legendary Don Kennedy coached that 1948 team, which is often regarded as the best high school team of its era. Kennedy was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame last Fall, along with the 1972-1973 Knicks Championship Team that included Walt "Clyde" Frazier.
Former Regis Varsity athletes are invited to attend a pre-event reception with other alumni from their sport. All in attendance are invited to a post-event reception. |
Monday, December 15, 2014
6:15 pm | Former Athlete Reunions
7:30 pm | Speaker Presentation
8:30 pm | General Reception
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| About the Speakers |
MIKE BREEN P'09'15
New York Knicks Play-By-Play Announcer
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The signature voice of the NBA, Mike Breen is the lead play-by-play announcer for New York Knicks telecasts on MSG alongside courtside partner, Knicks legend Walt "Clyde" Frazier. The duo first started calling Knicks games together on the radio in 1991 and have been part of MSG's telecasts since 1998. Breen is also the lead national play-caller for the NBA, including the NBA Finals, on ABC and ESPN.
Breen began his broadcasting career shortly after graduation from Fordham University, serving as a newscaster and sportscaster for WEOK/WPDH Radio in Poughkeepsie, NY. Soon after he began working as a television commentator for Marist College basketball games on the Colony Sports Network, while also serving as analyst for Seton Hall basketball on the radio.
Breen spent over a decade as the sports reporter on WFAN's "Imus in the Morning" radio show and has called play-by-play for the NFL on NBC and Fox. He has worked four Olympics, calling men's and women's basketball at the 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 summer games, and has also covered the WNBA for NBC.
The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association recognized Breen's talents in 1998 naming him "Broadcaster of the Year" in New York State. Breen also won a New York Emmy Award in 2009 for "On-Camera Talent: Sports Play-by-Play," a category he was nominated in three time previously. |
WALT "CLYDE" FRAZIER
New York Knicks Analyst
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New York icon and basketball legend Walt "Clyde" Frazier began his broadcasting career at MSG in 1987, first in radio and then on television. The Hall of Fame player and Knicks star now serves as the Knicks television analyst alongside nationally recognized play-by-play announcer Mike Breen.
Frazier started his television career shortly after retiring in 1980, serving as an NBA analyst for TBS in 1981 where he broadcasted Hawks games in his hometown of Atlanta.
Frazier was nicknamed "Clyde" by former Knicks backup center Nate Bowman who thought his stylish hats and smooth talk likened him to Warren Beatty's character in the movie "Bonnie and Clyde." Frazier brings an innovative approach to the broadcasting booth by using an array of rhymes and a very impressive vocabulary during telecasts. He carries a dictionary in his pocket and is often found reading it when traveling with the team.
A graduate of Southern Illinois University, which he lead to a National Invitation Tournament Championship in 1967, Frazier was the New York Knicks' first round draft pick that same year. He played in New York for 10 years, averaging 19.3 points per game, and helped the Knicks capture two World Championships (1969-70 and 1972-73). Along the way he was named to the NBA's All-Star Team seven times. He is especially remembered for his inspirational performance in the seventh and deciding game of the thrilling 1970 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers when he scored an astounding 36 points and had 19 assists to lead the Knicks franchise to its first NBA championship. In 1996, Frazier was named one of the fifty greatest players in NBA history, as part of the league's golden anniversary. |
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