Ocean City High School
All-Sports Hall of Fame
Memorable Performances
Listed below are those selected to the OCHS All-Sports Hall of Fame, including their
year of selection.
John Carey, 1930 Track Meet
High school sports were in their infancy in New Jersey when Carey
swept the gold medals at the NJSIAA state track meet. A successful football player who
later would coach four sports at OCHS - many with his brother, Fenton - he finished first
in the shot put, the discus and the javelin for the Raiders. No Ocean City High School athlete
has won as many first place medals in a state meet since. The Ocean City track was dedicated
as Carey Stadium in honor of John, Fenton and their brother, Lou. Selected in 1991.
Mike Fadden, 1958 Basketball Game
It was February 18, 1958, when Fadden poured in 48 points against
Egg Harbor City to set a school single-game record that stood for 37 seasons. Fadden
made 22 field goals in that game, which is still a school record today. He was just 4 for
14 from the foul line. The Raiders, who won 21 straight and lost in the South Jersey
final that year, beat Egg Harbor, 80-34. Helping Fadden achieve his memorable
performance were teammates John McLaughlin, Fred Hadtke, Steve Libro, Larry
Harrison, Dave Coe and Whitey Haak. Selected in 1990.
Bill Haynes, 1964 Basketball Game
If you were there in the Vineland High School gym in March of 1964 you
probably still have not forgotten the great rebounding performance by Haynes. The OC
center, a big 6-foot-2 and over 200 pounds, grabbed 35 rebounds that night in a 62-50
win over Sterling in the NJSIAA Group 2 tournament opener, setting a new OCHS record.
In the five state tournament games that year, Haynes grabbed 119 rebounds, an
average of nearly 24 per game. But none was greater than that night in Vineland when
he established a record that still stands. Selected in 1995.
John Henry, 1965 Football Game
It was October 23, 1965, and Ocean City was looking for a big win over
Hammonton. Henry assured that. He scored five touchdowns in the first half and the Raiders
came away with a 50-20 win. His first touchdown was a 62-yard run just 46 seconds after
the opening kickoff. He scored on a nine-yard run early in the second quarter. Then, in
quick succession, he scored on runs of 55, 62 and 64 yards. He also went 53 yards on a
pass from quarterback Bob Glaspey, but was knocked out of bounds on the Hammonton
19. Selected in 1989.
Brad Bryant, 1972 Basketball Game
Bryant scored 15 points in the final eight minutes of an NJSIAA Group 2
tournament game to spark a rally from a nine-point deficit to a 51-46 upset over
heavily-favored Pleasantville, coached by OCHS Hall of Famer Ken Leary. He finished
with 26 points and later sparked the Raiders to wins over Audubon and Haddon
Township for the South Jersey championship. Selected in 1994.
Mike Linahan, 1974 Football Game
During the 1974 season, Linahan was about as good and as versatile as
a football player can be. But it was his effort in the third game of that 7-2 season that
was really special. It was just a 14-6 win over Wildwood and he scored only once in the
game - a 15 yard run in the second quarter - after having scored seven times in the first
two games. But he carried the ball 30 times for 286 yards, one of the few school rushing
records to survive the Sinclair years. Selected in 1992.