Mike Meola 

• 1963 graduate of Linton High School
   

• Played three years of varsity football, basketball and baseball at Linton
   

• First team All-County selection in all three sports during his junior and senior years (first athlete to achieve this)

• His three Linton football teams finished 21-3 (7-1 each year)

• Linton was undefeated and unscored upon vs. Section II opponents in 1961

• Linton won the Class “A” League football title in 1961 and 1962

• Union Star Schenectady County Football Player of the Year in 1962

• Schenectady Gazette Five County Football All-Star for two years (at two different positions – end & halfback)

• Honorable Mention All American football selection in Scholastic Coach Magazine

• Thom McAn Award winner in 1962

• Linton basketball finished 46-7 during his three-year career

• His 1960-61 basketball team won the Class “A” League championship, Class “A” Sectional title and Class “A-B” Sectional championship

• Played against Power Memorial & Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) in 1961 (Linton won 74-68)

• His 1961-62 basketball team tied for the Class “A” League title, losing a playoff game to Amsterdam

• He averaged over 17 points per game as a senior
  
   

• Started on the 1961-63 Linton baseball teams (.617 winning percentage), batting .300 (soph.), .333 (jr.) and over .400 (sr.)

• Received numerous college scholarship offers

• Played basketball at the University of Massachusetts

• Named to the ECAC “Team of the Month” twice during his sophomore season (others honored included Dave Bing, Jimmy Walker, Bob Lloyd & Sonny Dove)

• Named All Yankee Conference Honorable Mention (1964-65)

• Coached freshmen & junior varsity football and basketball at Bishop Gibbons (1967-69)

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