Class of 2014 Inductees
1998 Lacrosse Team
’Wick’s senior-laden 1998 lacrosse squad finished the season a perfect 16–0, secured an FAA title, and trounced their opponents by an average of 13 goals per game in the process.
Remarkably, the Bruins doubled the score — or better — of their opponent in each of their 16 contests.
In addition, Head Coach Jeff Harris and Assistant Coach Eric Tillman’s squad earned the school’s highest national ranking — #9 by Lacrosse Magazine — a mark it held until 2014.
Joseph Koszalka
Head Coach, 1951-1987
During the 36 years (1951–1987) he spent at Brunswick, Joe Koszalka didn’t focus on how many home runs his batters hit. He didn’t focus on how many championships his teams won. He didn’t focus on how many total victories he amassed as head baseball coach — a position he held for seven seasons.
Instead, he evaluated his performance based on how many Brunswick boys grew into young men of character while under his watch.
At the Hall of Fame’s inaugural induction ceremony in May 2014, Kozsalka — who died in 1998 — had his legacy permanently entrenched in the school’s history.
Robert Sampson
Head Coach, 1983-2001
Bob Sampson won 140 football games, 14 FAA titles, and 4 New England championships, also compiling 8 undefeated seasons in his tenure as head coach from 1983–2001. He retired as a giant in the world of high school football. He now has a NEPSAC championship game named in his honor: the Sampson–Lorden Bowl.
Todd Pollack
Football Quarterback, '93
Todd Pollack ’93 compiled a 29–1 record as the starting quarterback (he also started at free safety), and he co-captained the ’92 football squad to a New England Championship. He started in between the pipes as an 8th-grader and was a two-time All-FAA selection in hockey.
He racked up 172 goals and 73 assists on the lacrosse field and remains the school’s all-time leading scorer — and one of two Bruins to be named All-American twice. During his only season of organized basketball, he helped ’Wick reach the New England finals as the sixth man.
In total, he earned 13 varsity letters.
Pollack attended Boston College, where he ultimately played tight end and earned All-Big East accolades at the position.
Pollack was drafted in the 6th round of the 1998 NFL draft and played two seasons in the league before injuries forced him to retire from the game.