At a ceremony in October 2007 commemorating Boyle Stadium’s 70 th anniversary, a Wall of Honor was unveiled to recognize Stamford High School’s state championship teams and individuals who made the greatest contributions to the teams’ success on the Boyle Stadium field.

The ceremony’s first honorees were National Football League Hall of Famer and Player of the Year Andy Robustelli, Black Knights Football Coach John Hagan, and the 1970 and 1971 Black Knights State Football Champions. The teams and the individual honorees had their names enshrined on plaques that were mounted on the west stands. Sixteen players and four coaches from those two teams attended the pre-game reception hosted by the Stamford High Gridiron Club and the special half-time ceremony led by Master of Ceremonies Len Gambino.

Special guests at the ceremony were Robert Bromfield, Genevieve Vacca, Sister Rose Mary Vacca and Evelyn Vacca Simone, all SHS graduates, and their families. Mr. Bromfield’s father, Llewellyn Bromfield Jr., was the senior engineer on Boyle Stadium’s construction, a project he conceived in 1933. Genevieve, Sister Rose Mary and Evelyn are the daughters of Alfonse Vacca, who was the renowned architect of Boyle Stadium.

All the honorees and guests were escorted onto the Boyle Stadium field by the Stamford High cheerleaders and enjoyed a concert by the Stamford High Marching Band. In the coming years, the Stamford High Gridiron Club and the Friends of Stamford High Alumni Association have plans to recognize and honor all of the Stamford High state championship teams that played their home games in Boyle Stadium.