Thanks for the update. I do remember him as a PA announcer back when UNH was
in the ECAC. He had a good set of pipes.

Greg

> From: Mark Lewin <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:58:44 -0800
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Birkmayer
>
> <-----Original Message----->
>>> From: Greg Ambrose
>
>>> Tell me, is Don in some sort of Hall of Fame (RPI, ECAC, etc.)? If
> not, he
>>> deserves to be!
>
> I don't think Don is in any sort of Hall of Fame. However, I can bring
> you up todate.
>
> Don retired from his Travel Agency business in Troy several years ago.
> At the same time he gave up his job as PA announcer at all RPI home
> games (as well as NCAA games at the Knick/Pepsi when RPI was host
> school). Don moved to his retirement home on the Finger lakes in Central
> NY.
>
> Prior to this year's Big Red Freakout against Clarkson in February,
> there was a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of RPI's 1954
> national championship team. Eleven of the original fourteen members of
> the team (1 couldn't make it and 2 others have passed away) as well as
> head coach Ned Harkness were honored. And Don was brought back to Troy
> to do the honors of introducing the 1954 team much to the delight of the
> sellout crowd.
>
> It seemed to be as special a night to Don as it was to the 1954 team
> members. It was certainly a treat for the fans, especially those of us
> who have been around "a few years".
>
> Today, Don is a lurker and oft times participant on the RPI sports
> listserver