GREAT thread!
I did fly at Orangeburg way back in the day (it was my 'home field' from about 1966 till they finally chewed up the runway and closed the place in the late 80's... my Avatar photo was taken at that field)
in order of heroism...
My Dad (Pat Buzzeo 92 years old... no more Pattern flying but he does still fly just about every day)
Tony Bonetti (he is still around... living in LasVegas)
Dennis Donohue (and both his sons, all still alive as far as I know)

My Dad of course taught me (and both my Brothers) just about everything about FLYING pattern and engine tuning...
Bonetti actually took the time to teach me the importance of lateral balancing and hinge gap sealing... (I was having an AWFUL time with 3 loops that looked more like a corkscrew )
and he did it in three sentences. I admired the heck out of him and still do
I know Tony belonged to another New Jersey Club but I'm not sure which one.
Dennis was the only other 'top pattern competitor' at our club back then, I was close friends with Dennis Jr. as a result I spent a good amount of time at their house talking airplanes.

BTW, if you ever see a 'Kid' Named Dan Landis in the magazines... his father (Richie) and grandfather (Harvey) were both RCRC members (at orangeburg) you could not ask for a better bunch of folks to fly with.