ROCHESTER, N.Y. (April 15, 2015) – After more than 35 years of service, library historian Charley Canon '70 has been inducted into the Roberts Wesleyan Athletic Hall of Fame.

Canon, who is inducted under the Meritorious Service category, served the Athletic Department for 30 years at the Faculty Athletic Representative (1982-2012) while also serving as the College's historian and archivist. Over that span, Canon worked with the department to ensure all of the student-athletes met all eligibility and compliance standards. From 1982-1992, Canon was the NCCAA's East Region Eligibility Chairperson.

"In this behind-the-scenes job, he spent thousands of hours supporting and mentoring student-athletes and coaches," said Athletic Director Mike Faro. "You could always count on Charley to be both caring and thorough."

As an athlete, Canon ran on the cross country teams from 1966-1969, which won the New York State Championship his freshman season. Canon was known to give it his all in each race, often stumbling over the finish line in exhaustion.

After graduating from Roberts Wesleyan in 1970 with a degree in Comprehensive Social Studies, Canon went on to earn his Master's degree in Library Science from SUNY Geneseo before returning to work for at his alma mater in 1978.

Charley is the third person from the Class of 1970 to be inducted in the Hall of Fame. Canon is joined by Men's Soccer standouts Dennis Rose and Naim "Musa" Tannous.

Charley and his wife Linda '69, along with his children Charles '13 and Lindsay '14, live in Wyoming, N.Y.