Rutgers Remembers Andy Malekoff – Rutgers University Athletics

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers remembers former football captain Andy Malekoff, who recently passed away at age 72. A football letterwinner from 1970-72, Malekoff also competed in wrestling, lacrosse and rugby for the Scarlet Knights.

A linebacker on the gridiron, Malekoff led a 1972 team that went 7-4 and ended the season on a five-game winning streak. The Maplewood, New Jersey, native graduated from Rutgers in 1973 as an economics major and later received his Master of Social Work (MSW) at Adelphi University in 1978.

For almost 40 years, Malekoff, MSW, LCSW, CASAC, served the clients of the North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the leading children’s mental health agency on Long Island. He worked tirelessly for children suffering from depression, anxiety, abuse, bullying, suicidal ideation, drug addiction and other crises.

Malekoff was also a writer and editor, and his acclaimed book, Group Work with Adolescents: Principles and Practice, remains a top choice for the Behavioral Science Book Club. He served as an adjunct professor at Adelphi and New York University’s Schools of Social Work and on the board of the International Association for Social Work with Groups.

Malekoff is survived by his wife, Dale, a former high school art teacher; his two sons, Jamie and Darren; his daughter-in-law, Annalisa; his brother, Robert; and his sister-in-law, Lisa.

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