Nov. 10, 2005

Charleston, SC - Mike Montei `87, tied as the winningest pitcher in Citadel baseball history, highlights a list of five who will be inducted into The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame on Homecoming Saturday, November 12, at 9 a.m. in McAlister Field House.

Also entering the Hall as members of the Class of 2005 are football linemen Conrad Tuza '58 and Carey Cash '92, shooter Eric Sundstrom '67 and supporter Col. Harvey Dick `53, who enters as an honorary member.

The five increases the membership of the Hall of Fame, which originated in 1977, to 133. The Hall is located in the lobby of McAlister Field House on campus.

Mike Montei `87

A two-time member of the All-Southern Conference baseball team and a four-year letterman, Montei's 30 victories, along with Hall of Famer Dick Almes '60, continue to set the standard for all Citadel pitchers. When he graduated in 1987, Montei was tied as the second all-time winningest pitcher in military college history. Also upon his graduation, he held school records for most innings pitched in a season (99.1 in '87) and career (315), and most career appearances (64). Regarded as a control pitcher with the breaking ball as his bread-and-butter pitch, Montei, as a freshman, was the winning pitcher for Coach Chal Port's 400th career victory. Averaging a miniscule 1.3 walks per 9 innings, Montei defeated Furman in Greenville four consecutive years and was the winning pitcher against North Carolina three straight years.

A native Prince George, VA, Montei, who lives in Summerville, is employed in the field of sales and marketing.

Carey Cash `92

A key member of The Citadel's offensive line that captured the 1992 Southern Conference football championship, Cash was the right tackle and was considered the most dominating lineman of the Coach Charlie Taaffe era. A member of the all-time winningest class with 30 victories, he earned four football letters and six in track and field (three indoor and three outdoor). After the '92 season, Cash was recognized as an Associated Press First Team All-American, Walter Camp First Team All-American, The Sports Network First Team All-American, twice First Team All-Southern Conference and twice First Team All-State. As a member of the track teams, Cash was an eight-time All-Southern Conference member in the indoor shot put (three times, including a conference championship), outdoor shot put (twice) and three times in the outdoor discus (including a conference championship).

Currently a lieutenant and Chaplain in the US Marines, Cash recently authored the book, "A Table in the Presence," which discusses how God worked miracles and answered individual prayers during the War in Iraq. He is currently stationed on the USS San Jacinto in Norfolk, VA, and resides in his hometown of Virginia Beach.

Conrad Tuza `58

Nicknamed "Ol' Reliable" by then coach John Sauer, Tuza was an offensive guard, linebacker and kicker for Citadel football teams from 1954-57. He started in the fourth game of his freshman year and ran a string of 35 consecutive starts afterwards. As the kicker, he recorded 42 extra points and 12 field goals - including a then-school record 44-yarder against Wofford in 1956. A four-year letterman, Tuza served as team co-captain in 1957 and was the first president of the school's Block C Club. Twice a member of the All-Southern Conference first team and once as a second-team member, Tuza earned Honorable Mention All-America honors his junior year. He was also named to the all-state squad after his senior campaign.

Tuza, originally from Berwick, PA, currently lives on Johns Island.

Eric Sundstrom `67

The only four-time All-American in Citadel history, Sundstrom was a member of the college's rifle team from 1964-67. He earned first team All-America recognition as a sophomore, and garnered second team laurels the other three times. As a freshman, Sundstrom was a member of The Citadel's national championship team and winners of the coveted William Randolph Hearst Trophy. As a sophomore, the Bulldogs finished second nationally, and during his senior season, Sundstrom was part of the team that captured both the state and Southern Conference championships.

Sundstrom currently resides in Eagle, CO, and is a broker in the carpet industry.

Col. Harvey Dick `53

Col. Dick enters the Hall of Fame as an honorary inductee primarily for his work with The Citadel Brigadier Foundation.

Serving as the long-time treasurer of the Brigadier Foundation and the college's former Assistant Commandant of Cadets, Dick, a self-proclaimed Army brat who served in both World War II and in Viet Nam, was the first recipient of a Citadel football scholarship from the Brigadier Club. He has spent a majority of his life helping to raise funds for athletic scholarships, endeavoring to repay what he received as a student-athlete.

He has twice been selected by Citadel alumni to represent them on the college's Board of Visitors. Dick is a life member of The Citadel Alumni Association and continues to serve as the Brigadier Foundation's treasurer. He is a member of The Citadel Club of Charleston, The Citadel Foundation class agent, past master of the Solomon's Masonic Lodge No. 1, past president of the Charleston Chapter of the National Sojourners, member of Post 147 of the American Legion, the Retired Officers Association, the Scottish Rite, Omar Shrine, Washington Light Infantry, the Hibernian Society and the Vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral.

Col. Dick continues to live in downtown Charleston.