| Title: | Class of 1989 |
Richard Lamothe, your accomplishments on the baseball field are
among the most memorable in Worcester State College athletic
history.
Your abilities as an inspirational leader were evident as you were
co-captain of the College's undefeated 1964 baseball team. You
compiled records in baseball that to this day, place you among the
leaders in many categories. You had a .400 career batting average,
(54 hits in 135 at bats). You knocked in 34 runs, stole 22 bases,
had seven triples, and scored 53 runs in just 36 games. The Lancers
were 26-9-1 while you were a star1er, including 13-0 in 1964.
In your first year you hit .425, came back with a .340 average the
next year and closed out your career with a phenomenal .444
season.
You were the class marshall at Worcester State College in 1964, and
a member of the Men's Athletic Association, the Newman Club, and
the Prom Committee.
You were a teacher-coach at St. Bernard's Central Catholic High in
Fitchburg from 1964 through 1977 and were appointed the assistant
principal at Newburyport High School in 1977, a position you still
hold today. Your 1969 St. Bernard's team won the Division I Central
Massachusetts basketball championship, defeating St. John's. As a
coach, you had more than 120 wins in basketball. You also coached
baseball for 13 years and cross country for five seasons. You have
kept your hand in the coaching ranks and will be the freshman
basketball coach for the 7th straight year at Newburyport High.
Your excellence as a student-athlete, and later as a teacher,
coach, and administrator, reflects brightly on your alma mater.
Richard Lamothe. it is with great pride that we induct you into the
Worcester State College Athletic Hall of Fame.