John Barnes was a dedicated coach and faculty member for 42 years. The Barnes Award recognizes alumni or other members of the school community for their contributions to Canisius High School athletics.
John F. Barnes Award Recipients
| Induction Year |
First Name |
Last Name |
Class Year |
| 1956 |
Cornelius V. |
McGillicuddy |
'39 |
| 1957 |
Dale J. |
Hohl |
'53 |
| 1958 |
James W. |
Cunningham |
'54 |
| 1959 |
James W. |
MacKinnon |
'55 |
| 1960 |
Kenneth D. |
Komo |
'56 |
| 1961 |
Michael J. |
Meuhlbauer |
'56 |
| 1962 |
Elmo V. |
Drilling |
'42 |
| 1963 |
Richard I. "Bus" |
Werder, Sr. |
'41 |
| 1964 |
William A. |
Johnson |
'50 |
| 1965 |
Richard J. |
Stedler |
'35 |
| 1966 |
Rev. W. Robert |
Burns, S.J. |
'28 |
| 1968 |
Vincent M. |
McNamara |
'26 |
| 1973 |
James D. |
Burke |
'49 |
| 1974 |
Lawrence J. |
Felser |
'51 |
| 1975 |
Dr. Daniel E. |
Curtin |
'41 |
| 1976 |
John B. |
Buszka |
'72 |
| 1977 |
William J. |
Cotter |
'48 |
| 1978 |
Philip J. |
McConkey |
'75 |
| 1979 |
Hon. Joseph D. |
Figliola |
'42 |
| 1980 |
Edwin H. |
Anderson, Jr. |
'45 |
| 1981 |
Elmer J. "Skip" |
Doyle, Jr. |
'50 |
| 1982 |
Edward J. |
Kobierecki |
'61 |
| 1983 |
Frank |
Mack |
'47 |
| 1984 |
William C. |
Grotke |
'60 |
| 1986 |
Joseph J. |
Krakowiak |
'63 |
| 1987 |
Joseph P. |
Michael |
'64 |
| 1989 |
W. Gary |
Neunder |
'62 |
| 1990 |
Paul J. |
Smaldone |
'60 |
| 1992 |
Richard J. |
Myers |
'60 |
| 1993 |
James W. |
Neil |
'86 |
| 1994 |
Bryan E. |
Tenney |
'76 |
| 1995 |
James P. |
Corcoran |
'59 |
| 1996 |
George T. |
Constantine, Jr. |
'49 |
| 1997 |
Richard A. |
Grimm III |
'79 |
| 1998 |
Joseph G. |
Scully |
'50 |
| 1999 |
Col. August H. |
Hein |
'49 |
| 2000 |
Paul |
Lamb |
|
| 2001 |
Darren |
Fenn |
'97 |
| 2002 |
Joseph C. |
Bremer |
'73 |
| 2003 |
John E. |
Hailand |
|
| 2004 |
Rev. Richard J. |
Zanoni, S.J. |
|
| 2005 |
Robert E. |
O'Connor |
'55 |
| 2006 |
James L. |
Skipper |
|
| 2007 |
Charles |
Fontana |
|
| 2008 |
Rev. Eugene A. |
Zimpfer, S.J. |
'49 |
| 2009 |
Jeffrey P. |
Gemmer |
|
| 2010 |
James J. |
Lilley |
'67 |
| 2011 |
Thomas H. |
Keenan |
|
| 2012 |
Ronald F. |
Ahrens |
'50 |
| 2013 |
Patrick J. |
Plunkett |
'77 |
| 2014 |
Dr. Leo A. |
Kane |
'50 |
| 2019 |
Patrick |
Kwiatkowski |
'72 |
| 2021 |
Thomas P. |
Flaherty |
|
| 2023 |
Thomas H. |
Weislo |
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