Cornish Sharks Hall of Fame
A Hall of Fame is for coaches, players and other personnel who
have in some way made an outstanding contribution to the
success of the club.
The first Hall of Fame inductions took place at the end of 2007
and we are extremely proud of our Shark's inductees:
2007
James Proctor
James played for the Sharks in the 2006
season and was a great asset to the team in
their first year. He has a strong personality
and is a good team leader in all fields. He
was a good, strong nose tackle and is quick
and agile.
Coach Brian
John
Smallworth
Brian set up the Cornish Sharks in 2006 with
Richard Atkinson and Martin Phillips. The
dream was made reality. With over 40 years
playing and coaching experience at every
level of the sport and all over the world, Brian
is a real asset to the team.
He has clocked up over 400 wins including 4
national titles, 16 divisional titles and 1
European Championship - which is a difficult
record to match.
Coach Dick
Suess
Dick Suess is the founder of the Minor League
Football Hall of Fame and is a member, along
with being in the American Football
Association and United States Football
Association Hall of Fame. He was a former
player in the sport, team owner, coach and
league commissioner. He coached the
Birmingham Bulls of the BAFA in 1994. Dick
has given Sharks players the opportunity of
being evaluated and playing in All Stars
Teams in the USA. With his vast knowledge
he has helped the team achieve the ultimate
goal of Sharks players playing full-time in
college and in the pros in the USA.
JJ Zemlo
Played for the Sharks in the 2006 and 2007
season. Utility player. Good leader with a
“never give up” attitude – a born winner.
Something inbred in “all sharks players”. He
led the team by example, played offensive
line, defensive end and linebacker.
Coach Bob
Shaw
Coach Bob Shaw coached for the Sharks in
their first year. With more than 30 years
experience in the game both playing and
coaching, Bob is regarded as one of the best
offensive line coaches in Europe. He was
inducted into the minor league Hall of Fame in
2005. Having coached for England and many
All Star Teams he is the only British Coach
that coaches full-time for an American High
School.
2008
Chris Pattee
Durben
Matthews
Chris has been a solid player and multipositional since the Sharks began. He has a
great presence on the football field when
playing on the different units from being an
expert long-snapper and punter to playing
linebacker and offensive line - Chris never
gave up.
Matt's contribution has been immense - an
outstanding defensive end on defense and on
offense, one of the Shark's best possession
tight ends that we have ever had. He will be a
hard act to follow.
Ricky Tanner
One of the nicest players who has played for
the Sharks - a man of few words but a man of
action. Ricky was a great kick returners,
leading wide receiver and a terrific corner
back. With his ability to teach the youngsters,
Ricky has left his mark as you can still see his
influence with the youngsters on the practise
field today.
2009
Levi Gustafson Levi brought loads of experience to the
Cornish Sharks as a linebacker and as
Assistant Head Coach and defensive co-ordinator. He gave up so much of his time to
assist with the running of the club bringing in
new ideas and helping with fundraising and
public relations. If help was needed - Levi
was always the first to get his hands dirty. A
member of the US Navy, Levi was posted
back to America and is much missed.
Reggie
Jackson
Reggie was one of the best running backs that
Coach Smallworth had ever seen - a naturally
talented athlete and thoroughly nice guy who
was voted Players Player year after year. His
electrifying personality brought fun and
excitement to the team and he was always
willing to teach those around him. Very sadly
Reggie was involved in a terrible car accident
at the end of 2008 which brought an end to his
athletic career. However, having made a
remarkable recovery, Reggie was still very
much a part of the Sharks organization until
he was posted back to America. Reggie's
influence on the team will never be forgotten
and can still be seen today in the youngsters
that he inspired.
Joe Lamoreaux
Another US player sadly missed when posted
back to the States, Joe was defensive coordinator and was a laid back character that
coached the defense when it was rated 2nd
best defense in the country in 2007. His
friendly style was a complete opposite to the
style of defense that he taught. Having played
in the first season as defensive & offensive
lineman and linebacker, Joe was unable to
continue to play following surgery on his
damaged shoulder but his contribution to the
learning curve of the young team was
invaluable.
Travis Rogers
Travis was a late joiner to the Sharks having
joined in 2009 playing tight end. However he
made a real impact on the team and was very
much missed when injury put him out half way
through the season. Travis continued to
support the team in lots of ways until he too
was posted back to the USA with his family.