2010 USFTL Cleveland Hall Of Fame

Garry A. Gosky - "Doc"

Induction: Player/Coach/Sponsor
Presenter: Gregory J. Gosky
City/State: Lakewood , OH
Date of Birth: 07/13/46
Height/Weight: 6’/ 225
Spouse: Pat    
Children: Ross, Brad, Jill, Paul
Occupation: Retired Pediatrician at Cleveland Clinic
Career as Player: 39 Years (1965-2003)
Position: WR, MLB
Team: Ohio Mobile X-Ray, Ozzie’s Joynt, Aristocrat, Lakewood Village
Number: 19
National Tournament Appearances:  4
State Tournament Appearances: Multiple
League Championship Titles: Multiple
City of Cleveland Championship Titles: Multiple
Career as Coach: 39 Years (1965-2003)
Career as Sponsor: 39 Years (1965-2003)
Special Awards: 
          Career/Medical:
-Multiple medical honors, most recently a reward for service to the mentally-challenged from Koinonia Homes
-St.Ignatius/CWRU scholastic honors
-Class president OSU College of Medicine, 4 years
-Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society
-Landacre Research Society
-Pediatric & psychiatry awards/honors
-Roche Award for most outstanding medical student after 2nd year
-Chief resident, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
-Robert Wood Johnson National Clinical Scholar
-Cleveland newspaper "Up & Comers" feature, listed as most promising physician
-RB&C faculty before joining CCF
-Columnist, Sun Newspapers
-Gosky/Glaser public health award
-Director of pediatrics positions
-Comic Strip: "Doc"
-Many newspaper, TV & radio appearances including P.M. Magazine, Morning Exchange, Afternoon Exchange, News, etc.
          Baseball/Softball:
-Coach for Charlie Manuel
-Hit 406ft. homer at Cooperstown tournament
-Hardball .500 hitter
-Softball lifetime .550 average
-National best 11th in regionals
-Multiple all-star teams
-Batting champion, multiple tournament championships
-League championships--won championship 100% of the time when we put the team together
          Basketball:
-College--CWRU
-Ohio Games--gold medals (not enough players wanted to go to the nationals)
-Hoop-It-Up championships
-Gus Makker & other 3-on-3 tournaments--multiple championships
-Senior Olympics gold medalist (multiple)
-Multiple league championships (won all but once we we put the team together)
          Track & Field, etc:
-107 Ohio Games medals
-254 Ohio Games/Buckeye State Games/Senior Olympic medals (including shotput, discus, high jump, running, long jump, standing long jump, 100m, 200m, 400m, billiards, table tennis, shuffleboard, horseshoes, archery, singles & doubles bowling, singles & doubles tennis)
-Other: javelin, racewalk, 4x100m relay legs
-Over the Hill Track Club-- No. 1 in the country
-State Games of America National Championships--2nd in the country in the high jump, 1st in the country in the 4x100m relay (opening leg)
          Football:
-Ohio Amateur Athlete of the Year 1997-- includes gold medal & football
-Multiple league championships & state quality teams
-Best national finish--9th in the country
-.850 winning percentage in USFTL
-"Doc's Extra Pointers" columns in "First & Twenty" USFTL
-Coached youth
-Sponsored & played on various sports teams
-Played two teams per season
-TV feature in sports for Ozzie's Joynt (18-1 record) & various newspaper articles
-Receptions & interceptions--too many to count ("rarely dropped a pass")
Most Memorable Moment in Flag & Touch Football: Diving to catch a pass in front of my father and ended up running through the end zone & sitting on a bench.