PATERSON, N.J. – William Paterson greats Jeff Albies, Lou Cirangle '58 and Tommie Patterson '94 will be inducted into the Old Timers Athletics Association of Greater Paterson Hall of Fame Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:00 p.m. at The Brownstone in Paterson. Tickets are $50; for more information call 973-696-6792.
 
Albies coached two WP national championship baseball teams (1992, 1996) and finished his career ranked eighth all time in Division III victories with a 862-401-15 (.680) record during his 33 seasons. He led the Pioneers to six NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional titles (1982, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999) and the 1985 NCAA South Atlantic Regional crown. Seven times a participant in the College World Series (1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999), William Paterson qualified for the NCAA Tournament 18 times during Albies' tenure (1977, 1981-89, 1991-93, 1995-99) and won 11 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) championships (1982-83, 1986-89, 1991-93, 1996-97).

Twenty-eight of Albies' charges were lauded as all-Americans by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), and 31 Pioneers went on to play professionally, including former New York Yankee Dan Pasqua ('82) and former Baltimore Oriole Bruce Dostal ('88). He was inducted into the William Paterson University Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003 and also is a member of the ABCA Hall of Fame.
 
Cirangle will be inducted into the William Paterson Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 11. During an era that pre-dated the shot clock and three-pointer, Cirangle (1954-58) became the fourth player in Paterson State history to score 1,000 career points, and the first to do so during his junior year. His 1,528 career tallies were good enough for second place on the school's list at the time, and still rank seventh in Pioneer history.
 
Patterson was enshrined into WP's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 after finishing his career ranked fourth in Pioneer scoring history (1,627) while twice earning spots on the All-NJAC, All-ECAC and All-Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association First Teams (1990, 1991). The school's single-game scoring record holder (47, vs. Medgar Evers, 11/23/91), Patterson was a second-team all-league pick in 1989 and a member of the 1988 NJAC All-Rookie Team.
 
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