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Al Hondo Handy

About Al Hondo

Hello this is Al "Hondo" Handy, Recreation Supervisor for the Town of Ocean City, Maryland and high school teammate of Clemson University Men's Basketball Coach Oliver Purnell. I am a Certified Youth Sports Administrator and a Certified Recreation & Parks Professional. I also serve as the National Global Gear Drive Coordinator for the National Alliance for Youth Sports Certified Youth Sports Administrators Alumni. The Global Gear Drive collects new and used sports equipment to ship to underprivilaged children around the world, www.nays.org.. I serve as a member of the Board of Directors for the National Alliance for Youth Sports, Vice Chair for Salisbury University's Varsity Club, www.suseagulls.com and I am Board Member for the Worcester County Recreation & Parks Department. I serve as the Vice Chair for the Ocean City Drug & Alcohol Abuse Prevention Committee and Vice Chair for the Play It Safe Committee, www.playitsafeoceancity.com. These two committee provide activities to graduating high school seniors that visit Ocean City, Maryland to celebrate their graduation. Had article published in the November 2008 National Recreation & Parks Association Magizine on Play It Safe Program. Played guard with Oliver Purnell for the Class B Maryland State High School Champions in 1970. Played basketball, baseball, soccer and ran track for Salisbury University. A basketball fan of the University of Maryland Terps and the Clemson Tigers. Recently became a distributor of Mona Vie, a wellness drink, and Mona VieE an new energy drink. www.monavie.com. Serves as an Associate for Pre Paid Legal and Blastoff. Recently name to the Advisory Board of the Sammy Wilkinson Memorial Foundation. My website is www.Hondohandy.com. Handy can also be reached atr ppl.blastoffnetwork.com/albinhandy29

The Shortlist

  • Favorite Athletes

    Trevor Booker, Sean Mosley, Jordan Williams, Landon Milbourne, Andre Foreman, Eric Hayes, Greivis Vasquez

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Clemson University Men's Basketball Team, University of Maryland Men's Basketball Team, University of Maryland Women's Basketball Team

  • Favorite Coaches

    Oliver Purnell, Gary Williams, Brenda Frese

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Boston's Celtics Hondo making a steal to give the Celtics a victory

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    ACC 2008 Basketball Tournament - Clemson and University of North Carolina

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Russell

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    ACC

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Clemson Will Suprise A Few Teams

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Landon Milbourne Named Maryland Terps BP Player of The Week

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Landon Milbourne Named BP Player of The Week For Maryland

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Landon Milbourne Will Need Repeat Performance For Maryland to Win

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    New Article: Clemson Will Suprise A Few Teams

    Don't sleep on the Clemson Tigers in the NCAA Tournament. Coach Oliver Purnell and the Clemson Tigers will be prepared and will finish...

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    New Article: Landon Milbourne Named Maryland Terps BP Player of The Week

    Landon Milbourne was named the BP Player of the Week for the Maryland Terps on Monday night. Landon was one steady constant in the ACC Tournament game against Georgia Tech, going 7 ...

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    New Article: Landon Milbourne Named BP Player of The Week For Maryland

    Landon Milbourne was named the BP Player of the Week for the Maryland Terripins on Monday night. Landon was one steady constant in the ACC Tournament game against Georgia Tech, going ...

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    New Article: Landon Milbourne Will Need Repeat Performance For Maryland to Win

    Landon Milbourne, shown here on the big scoreboard at the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina this pass weekend, will need a repeat performance to keep the Maryland Terrapins in the running for the NCAA Championships...

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    al asifyouknow commented on MD Clinches ACC Championsip: Defeat Virginia, 74-68

    Now that I've watched Duke play 2 games in a row, I think they are way overrated, and all the talk about those guards, well, not...

    • 1 replies – here are the latest…
    • Al Hondo Handy replied…

      Duke is a good team, but they can be beat. They don't play as well away...

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    george l commented on MD Clinches ACC Championsip: Defeat Virginia, 74-68

    what a tribute to team play, hard work, and playing without fear. And kudos to AB - 7 for 7 last two games combined - spark...

    • 1 replies – here are the latest…
    • Al Hondo Handy replied…

      No one picked the Terps to finish any higher then 5th place.

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    New Article: MD Clinches ACC Championsip: Defeat Virginia, 74-68

    The Maryland Terripins clinched at least a tie for the ACC Regular Season Championship with a 74-68 victory over Virginia on Saturday. The Terps are currently on top of the ACC with a 13-3 and a 23-7 overall record...

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    New Article: Seniors Milbourne, Hayes & Vasquez Last Stand Was Over Duke, 79-72

    It was Senior Night at the University of Maryland and the Terps Landon Milbourne, Greivis Vasquez and Eric Hayes, along with their 17,950 screeming fans would like nothing better then to see their last home game be a victory over the Duke Blue Devils...

  • Article

    New Article: Booker, Potter Help Clemson Win On Senior Night, 91-80 Over Georgia Tech

    Coach Oliver Purnell, the fans and the rest of the Clemson Basketball team made sure Trevor Booker and David Potter celebrated their senior night in style, as the Tigers defeated Georgia Tech, 91-80, on Tuesday night...

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    Scott Harris commented on The Game Of The Year In The ACC: Vasquez Scores 41

    It was the kind of game that only good teams -- truly good teams -- can pull out. Vasquez is really making a case for ACC...

    • 1 replies – here are the latest…
    • Al Hondo Handy replied…

      Maryland has been an interesting team this year. I love the Terps chances. Anything, I mean...

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    New Article: Clemson Rebounds For 53-50 Win Over Florida State

    Treavor Booker came through in the last seconds to make 4 straight free throws and help Clemson top Florida State, 53-50, and move into a tie fourth place in the ACC. Clemson erased a 13 point Florida State lead, on their way to the victory...

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    Hot Poll: Can Maryland defeat Duke 20 people have voted…

    • Yes

      80.0%
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    • Maybe

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    New Article: The Game Of The Year In The ACC: Vasquez Scores 41

    Greivis Vaquez scored 41 as the Maryland Terps defeated Virginia Tech, 104-100, in double overtime to raise their record to 21-7 and 11-3 in the ACC. After the game was delayed for 3 hours because of a water main break, fans got their monies worth...

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