The 1976 Player of the Year for the Texas Rangers, Tom played in the major leagues with the Senators, Rangers, Mets and Cardinals from 1970 to 1979. In 1984, he became the youngest General Manager in baseball at the time. Today, he is an analyst in the Ranger’s television booth.

“I loved growing up in Pittsfield. I was fortunate to be raised in a home with two parents who loved me and taught me the values a child needs to grow up and become a successful adult.

The Boys’ Club was my home away from home. I loved everything about it, especially the people who worked there - unselfish, giving people who, along with my parents, steered me in the right direction and had a dramatic impact on my life.

The Boys’ Club to me was Camp Russell, dances at the old armory, Pee-Wee basketball, ping-pong and Carroms, and Friday night movies. But most of all it was Fred Fahey and Jim Mooney. It's where I met my two best friends, Johnny Mattoon and Cliff Nilan.

The Boys’ Club taught us teamwork - how to pull together to accomplish shared goals; it taught us respect - not only for ourselves, but for others, regardless of race, gender, age or religion; it taught us compassion - by showing us how to care for others and not just ourselves; it taught us to believe in ourselves by giving us the confidence to face new challenges and not be afraid to fail.

But most of all it taught us what the club stands for - fair play, honesty and sportsmanship - by showing us not only how to win but also how to lose, and by creating an atmosphere where everyone who walked in the door was on equal footing, judged only by their actions, not by who they were or where they came from.”