There is a monument here to an Avon resident who became a NCAA hockey player. It reads:
HOMETOWN HOCKEY HERO

COLLEGIUM BOSTON

MICHAEL J. MOTTAU

BOSTON COLLEGE GRADUATE AND YEAR 2000 AWARD RECIPIENT

THE HOBEY BAKER MEMORIAL AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE TOP NCAA MEN'S ICE HOCKEY PLAYER IN THE NATION

THE HOBEY BAKER AWARD WAS NAMED FOR HOCKEY LEGEND AND WORLD WAR I VETERAN HOBEY BAKER. UNIVERSALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE BEST AMATEUR PLAYER IN THE UNITED STATES. BAKER WAS THE ULTIMATE GENTLEMAN SPORTSMAN, ALWAYS PLAYING THE GAME WITH COURAGE, HONOR, AND HUMILITY.