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Coordinates: 40°53′27″N 73°54′01″W / 40.89073°N 73.900158°W Draddy Gymnasium is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in the Bronx, New York. It is home to the Manhattan College Jaspers basketball team.
Named in the honor of Vincent dePaul Draddy, a scholar-athlete at Manhattan College, Draddy passionately believed in the premise that excellence on the football field could, and should, be consistent with academic distinction and the highest standards of civic leadership. He thought that young men who combined athletic performance with academic excellence should be recognized. Draddy is also a College Football Hall of Famer and former Chairman of the National Football Foundation. The Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy is a trophy awarded annually by the National Football Foundation and is given to the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance. It is considered by many to be the "Academic Heisman." Past winners include Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning.
The Draddy Gymnasium was featured in Season 1 of The Cosby Show where Clifford Huxtable trained and ran in a relay race rematch of former college acquaintances.
See also
Basketball arenas of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Koessler Athletic Center (Canisius) • Webster Bank Arena (Fairfield) • Hynes Athletics Center (Iona) • Reitz Arena (Loyola) • Draddy Gymnasium (Manhattan) • McCann Field House (Marist) • Gallagher Center (Niagara) • Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) • Yanitelli Center (Saint Peter's) • Times Union Center (Siena)
Categories:- Manhattan Jaspers basketball
- College basketball venues in the United States
- Sports venues in the Bronx
- New York sports venue stubs
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