2020 Levittown School District Hall of Fame Inductees

Thomas Cafaro

Alumni Award

General Douglas MacArthur

Mr. Thomas Cafaro is one of the greatest lacrosse players ever at MacArthur and at West Point. A two-time, first-team All American, Thomas Cafaro was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He was a member of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Lacrosse squad and was a vital contributor to the Amy Black Knights National Championship Team. He won the Lt. Ray Enners Award as the nation's most outstanding player in 1971 and the Jack Turnbull Award as the country's top attackman that same year. Mr. Cafaro graduated from West Point in 1971 holding 6 records, 4 of which still stand: Points in a single season (85); goals in a single season (51); points in a postseason (18) and goals in a postseason game (7). He ranks sixth, all time, in scoring (167), ninth in goals (96) and seventh in assists (71). Tom scored 7 goals against Cornell in the 1971 semifinals (still a record for goals in an NCAA semifinal) the third best single game performance in Army History. Cafaro averaged 6.54 points per game in 1971, a feat that still lists 17th in NCAA history.

Mr. Cafaro was a groundbreaking player and his prowess on the field was included in Lacrosse technique and tradition, as well as other publications.

After graduation from West Point, Tom served his country as an Army officer for 8 years, worked as a College Athletic Director and Lacrosse coach, served as Vice-President at the United States Sports Academy and finally retired as Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing at Nichols College. He was inducted in to the Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1988 and the West Point Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.