Gilbert "Gil" Priestley

MELROSE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS , Class of 1936

Varsity Club, President (Lettermen) 1936, Voted Most Athletic in Class of 1936

Football, 3 years

All-Mystic Valley League 1935

All-Scholastic Second-team 1935

Hockey, 3 years

Captain, 1935-1936

AlI-Scholastic 1934-1935 & 1935-1936

Baseball, 4 years

All-Mystic Valley League 1935 & 1936

All-Scholastic Second-Team 1936

Mystic Valley League Championship Team 1936

PREP SCHOOL ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS, Hebron Academy

Football

Baseball

Hockey: Undefeated Prep School Championship team

COLLEGE ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS, University of Illinois

Hockey : Big 10 Championship team & Co-National Championship Team 1941

Baseball: Career interrupted by WWII

INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Hockey: U.S. Olympic Hockey team 1940

MILITARY SERVICE

U.S. Army Air Corps Captain, 1942-1946

AMATEUR SPORTS

Hockey

Boston Jr. & Sr. Olympics

New England Jr. League Champions, 1938-1939

COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS

Hockey

Melrose Reds Sr. "A" Team, Player-Coach, 1946-1950

Melrose Youth Hockey

Baseball: Assisted in forming Melrose Little League

Induction Year, Class of 1997