Manhattan University Athletic Hall of Fame
Helped lead the Jaspers to their first Metropolitan Conference Baseball Championship in 1957, won the New York State batting title in 1958 with a whopping .421 average. Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as a senior, John also earned varsity letters in track and basketball, where he was a member of the historic team that knocked off No. 1 West Virginia to go to the Big Dance of 1958.