.......................Honorary Icecats

2007-2008 Honorary Icecats

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2006-2007 Honorary Icecats

Harry Carey, Jr.   .......A reliable character actor, mostly in Westerns, Harry Carey, Jr. was born May 16, 1921 to his movie star parents - Harry and Olive Carey - on their ranch north of Los Angeles. His father nicknamed him "Dobe" shortly after his birth because his red hair reminded him of the adobe soil on the ranch. .......Carey grew up among cattle and horses. Because of the many Navajo Indians who worked on the ranch, he spoke Navajo before he spoke English. During World War II he joined the Navy and served in the South Pacific as a medical corpsman, but was transferred (against his will) to serve under his father's friend, director John Ford, in the O.S.S. After the war and a couple small acting parts, he was given a chance to work with his father in the picture Red River (1948). After his father's death, John Ford gave the younger Carey a leading role in the film Ford dedicated to Carey Sr., 3 Godfathers (1948). As a full-fledged member of the famed John Ford Stock Company, Carey appeared in many of Ford's greatest Westerns over the next two decades. .......He also starred in a TV series-within-a-series, The Adventures of Spin and Marty, which aired as part of The Mickey Mouse Club. His extreme boyishness characterized his early years, but he matured into a strong and very familiar character actor in scores of films over a period of more than forty years. In 1994, he co-starred in the movie Tombstone with Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer, one of the greatest Westerns in recent years. .......Dobe is married to the former Marilyn Fix, daughter of actor Paul Fix. They have both been great friends of Coach G and Paula for over 10 years and are avid Icecat fans. Coach enjoys talking to "Old Dobe", as John Wayne called him, and Marilyn about their life together and all the legendary actors they worked with.

Bill Idelson .......Bill Idelson has been a Hollywood writer, producer, and actor who along with his wife, Seemah, are ardent Icecat fans. Born August 21, 1920 in Forest Park, Illinois, he got his start acting in Chicago radio. .......His writing credentials make an amazing list - M*A*S*H*, Happy Days, Bob Newhart Show, Andy Griffith Show, Get Smart, Gomer Pyle, Love American Style, Bewitched, The Twilight Zone, and the list goes on. .......A well known character actor, Bill is probably best remembered as Sally Rogers' boyfriend - "Herman Glimsher" - on the Dick Van Dyke Show. He has appeared on Will and Grace, Happy Days, The Odd Couple, Gomer Pyle, Perry Mason, Jack Benny, Thriller, The Twilight Zone, Dragnet, and Leave It To Beaver to name a few. .......He has authored several books including "The Story of Vic and Sade" and "Gibby" - one of Coach G's favorite books - which recalls his memoirs as a World War II fighter pilot. His books are available at Amazon.com. Coach G enjoys talking to Bill about his writing school and his extraordinary life in show business.

2005-2006 Honorary Icecats

Robert Loggia .......Robert Loggia (born January 3, 1930 in New York City) is an American character actor. .......After studying journalism and serving in the United States Army, Loggia began a long career as a supporting player in movies, on stage and on television. He first came to prominence as a Mexican bandit named Elfio Baga in a series of Walt Disney television shows. He also starred as a cat burglar termed good in a short-lived series called T.H.E. Cat. His many films include An Officer and A Gentleman, Scarface, Prizzi's Honor, Independence Day (1996), and as charismatic Senator Anton Kreutzer in Oliver Stone's Wild Palms (1993). Loggia also had a memorable and threatening role as mobster Mr. Eddy in David Lynch's Lost Highway (1997). Loggia poked fun at his "mobster" roles when he played a bumbling corrupt union boss in the John Candy film Armed And Dangerous, but later returned to such roles with a fifth season guest spot in The Sopranos. In 1985, Loggia was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his portrayal of a crusty detective in the thriller Jagged Edge. He has kept active in recent years and won an Emmy nomination in 1989 playing a righteous FBI agent in the TV series Mancuso FBI. .......Coach G & Icecat board member Anthony Tarantola golfed with Mr. Loggia at the "Space is Special" charity event last May. Mr. Loggia was the honorary chairman of this year's 21st annual Leo Golembiewski Celebrity Golf Classic.

Max Baer, Jr. .......Max Baer, Jr. (born December 4, 1937) is an American actor, screen writer, producer and director. .......The son of legendary boxing champion Max Bare and Mary Ellen Sullivan, he attended Santa Clara University, where he received a bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in philosophy and domestic science. .......His acting career began at Warner Bros., where he appeared on TV programs that included Maverick, Surfside 6, Hawaiian Eye, Cheyenne and 77 Sunset Strip. In 1962, Baer was cast in the role of doltish Jethro Bodine on the TV sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies. During the nine year run of the show, he appeared also on Vacation Playhouse and Love, American Style, and in the Western movie A Time for Killing. .......After The Beverly Hillbillies went off the air in 1971 his major contribution to the entertainment industry was in the field of feature motion pictures.Baer produced the drama Ode to Billy Joe (1976). He directed the comedy Hometown USA (1979), then retired to his home at Lake Tahoe, Nevada, making occasional guest appearances on TV. In late 2003, Baer began developing property at the south end of Carson City into a Beverly Hillbillies themed hotel and casino called Jethro's Beverly Hillbillies Mansion & Casino. .......Coach G and Icecat board member Donn Ricketts met Max this past spring and he proudly wears his Icecat jersey in Lake Tahoe and is happy to be part of the Icecat family.

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