Newest Hall members

Sports agent Buck, journalist Cudemo to be enshrined in All Sports Museum of Southern New Jersey Hall of Fame Saturday

By Riverview Sports News

BRIDGETON – The All-Sports Museum of Southern New Jersey will welcome two new members into its Hall of Fame this weekend when it inducts sports agent Andre Buck and retired local sports journalist Mike Cudemo in formal ceremonies Saturday.

Buck, a Bridgeton native, graduated Cumberland Regional High School in 1989 where he was an outstanding student-athlete, earning varsity letters in basketball, soccer and track.

He went on to the University of Delaware, where he majored in Finance and played guard on the basketball team. The Blue Hens handily won the 1991-92 North Atlantic Conference with a 27-4 overall record, a 14-0 NAC conference championship record and with the NAC Tournament Championship to earn the school’s first automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The eventual Final Four Cincinnati Bearcats foiled the Hens’ bid to advance beyond the opening round.

Buck earned his Juris Doctor Law Degree from Widener University, and subsequently practiced law as a Certified Sports Agent with three corporate firms before starting his own firm, ASA, LLC. He also has given his time and experience to the legal community as an adjunct law professor at Wilmington University and as a guest speaker at several universities including Villanova Law School, Penn’s Wharton Graduate School of Business, Ohio State University Law School, commencements and sports banquets.

His desire to represent a select group of NBA players, devoting his personal attention to each client, has earned him the respect of the industry and recognition as a top 100 NBA agent.

Cudemo graduated Shawnee High School in Medford 1974, earning varsity letters in football and track. His interest and desire for a career in sports journalism led him to Glassboro State College, where he graduated in 1978 with a degree in Journalism/Communications.

His career in print media included sports reporter positions with the Bridgeton Evening News and the Vineland Daily Journal and Sports Editor, Copy Editor and Columnist for the Daily Journal. At the Journal, he was responsible for the planning, design, content and coverage of local, regional and national sports events. His Sports Section was twice voted “Best In The State” by the New Jersey Press Association.

In 1993, Cudemo ventured into the non-profit corporate service industry, utilizing his knowledge of multimedia relations as the Vice President of Planning for Gateway Community Action Partnership. For the next 30 years, he developed and implemented nationally recognized programs, wrote federal and state funded grants and managed the Agency’s communications functions, contributing to the Agency’s tremendous growth.

Also a community volunteer, he served as an officer and director for numerous professional and civic organizations, particularly and proudly as an eight-term President of the Bridgeton Lions Club, and as current Board Chairman and 10-year member of the Cumberland County 4-H Advisory Board.

The All Sports Museum and Hall of Fame recognizes sports luminaries with a connection to the state’s eight southernmost counties. Buck and Cudemo bring to 137 the members of the Hall of Fame.

Among the more than 15,000 artifacts on the premises are Willie Mays’ 1960 Gold Glove Award, Harry Gamble’s Bert Bell Award, Goose Goslin’s personal collection, memorabilia of the late Johnny Gaudreau, Lydell Mitchell’s game-used jersey and a full wall recognizing the career of Mike Trout.

“This is a real gem,” recent Hall of Fame inductee Al Morganti said. “It’s incredible what they’ve got here. You could spend a day (going through it and) the stories that go into it.”

The museum is open Thursday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free.