Being Xaverian - Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Being Xaverian - Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Being Xaverian - Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
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A Tribute to<br />
Outstanding Alumni Athletes<br />
2012 Athletic Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame<br />
On Friday, October 5, 2012, two alumni and one alumni team were inducted into <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Good</strong> <strong>Counsel</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>’s Athletic Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame. Alumni Cliff Brown ’66, Margaret Curran ’02 and the 1995 Girls’ Basketball Team were<br />
honored at a tribute reception and then recognized in front <strong>of</strong> GC fans prior to the Homecoming Varsity Football game<br />
against DeMatha.<br />
cliff Brown was a three-sport<br />
athlete while at <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Good</strong> <strong>Counsel</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>,<br />
competing as a three-year<br />
baseball athlete, a two-year<br />
football player and a two-year<br />
basketball player.<br />
Cliff, a starting first baseman<br />
for the <strong>Good</strong> <strong>Counsel</strong> Falcons,<br />
was named Most Valuable<br />
Player his senior year. Cliff<br />
was among team leaders in<br />
hitting each year. He also<br />
was recognized by the<br />
All-Catholic League.<br />
As a junior, Cliff was an <strong>of</strong>fensive end starter for<br />
the varsity football team and as a senior, and he continued<br />
his success in the position but also started as a defensive<br />
end. He was the second leading receiver his senior year.<br />
The <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Good</strong> <strong>Counsel</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Falcons<br />
finished the season with a record <strong>of</strong> 7-1-1, having lost to<br />
John Carroll, which was ranked #1 by the Washington Post.<br />
In addition to playing baseball and football, Cliff was a<br />
part-time starting forward for the varsity basketball<br />
team his junior year and went on to start his senior year.<br />
Cliff averaged seven points per game.<br />
In 1966, Cliff received the Most Valuable Athlete Award,<br />
and he and Tom Dickerson ’66 received the Best Athlete<br />
awards, as selected by their classmates.<br />
After graduating from <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Good</strong> <strong>Counsel</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>, Cliff received an athletic scholarship to George<br />
Washington University. As a sophomore, he started as<br />
the first baseman for the Colonials. As a senior, Cliff led<br />
his team in RBIs, including the most game winning RBIs.<br />
Moreover, Cliff was one <strong>of</strong> three Colonials who was named<br />
as an All-Conference nominee. In 1970, his team won the<br />
Southern Conference Division. Cliff was coached by<br />
Steve Korchek and Chuck Stobbs, both former<br />
Washington Senator’s players.<br />
In 1970, Cliff received his BBA from George Washington<br />
University, and in 1972 he graduated with an MBA from<br />
George Washington University, majoring in finance and<br />
marketing. Cliff has had a 40+ year career in the energy<br />
industry worldwide as an investment analyst, banker,<br />
investment banker, international consultant, executive<br />
manager and principal in<br />
natural gas exploration<br />
and development<br />
companies. Cliff<br />
and his wife, Alicia<br />
Caulfield Brown, reside<br />
in Washington D.C. ✦<br />
Athletic Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame Nominations<br />
If you would like to submit a nomination for a fellow classmate to be considered for the 2013 Athletic Hall<br />
<strong>of</strong> Fame, please fill out a nomination form by going to www.olgchs.org/Hall<strong>of</strong>Fame. Nominations are due<br />
by February 1, 2013. Applications must be complete to be considered.<br />
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