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Coach Keith Bugbee talking to Springfield College Lacrosse players (1990)
A photograph of coach Keith Bugbee talking to Springfield College Lacrosse players. The players are seated on the ground, and he is standing in front of them, gesturing with his right hand.Written on back it says CW Pack Sport
Sean Flanders playing in football game
This photograph shows Sean Flanders (class of 1986) playing in a football game for Springfield College. The photograph is taken sometime between the 1982 and 1986 football seasons. Flanders played defensive end for the football team throughout his four years at Springfield, and majored in biology/pre-med. He was named one of 1985's 11 National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholar-Athletes. He was also a two-time All New England first team selection and a first team Academic All American, chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Flanders was a recipient of the DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry Award from the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame.Flanders played defensive end for the football team throughout his four years at Springfield, and majored in biology/pre-med. He was named one of 1985's 11 National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholar-Athletes. He was also a two-time All New England first team selection and a first team Academic All American, chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Flanders was a recipient of the DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry Award from the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame
Kevin Cahill with football (c. 2000)
This photograph shows Springfield College alumnus Kevin L. Cahill (class of 2001) running with the football. Behind him on the right is Bob Sedler (class of 2000). Their overall record during the 2000-2001 academic year was 9-1-0 and their conference record was 6-0-0. In 2000, Cahill was named the New England Player of the Year, the Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Year, and the Freedom Conference Player of the Year. Cahill finished his collegiate career with 3,029 yards rushing, 44 rushing touchdowns, and 4,842 total yards of offense. On the baseball diamond, he was named to the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-Conference team as one of Springfield’s top pitchers. In 2014, Cahill was inducted into the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame. He remains one of the most decorated two-sport athletes in the college’s athletics history, serving as the captain of both the football and baseball teams. As of 2013, he still held the school record for the most touchdown passes in a game. After graduating, he went on to coach the following teams: Maine Maritime, Tennessee Martin, Murray State, the University of Maine, and Yale University
Springfield College vs. Southern Connecticut
A photograph of a Springfield College football player running with the ball as 3 players from Southern Connecticut try to tackle him. It's unclear what year this photograph was taken; however, Springfield College began playing Southern Conn. in 1971. The last time the 2 teams faced off was 1994.In 1890, Amos Alonzo Stagg, a Yale all-American and major league baseball pitching prospect, came to Springfield College (then known as the YMCA Training School) and started the college’s first football team. A grad student in a one-year program to become a YMCA Physical Director, he served as Coach, Manager, Captain, and Player on this original team often called “Stagg’s Eleven” or “The Stubby Christians.” The team finished the first season with a record of 5 wins and 3 losses, playing Yale strongly in the first indoor football game ever played in Madison Square Garden. Among other greats to coach the football team was James Huff McCurdy. McCurdy came to Springfield in 1895 and headed the team till 1917. He is largely responsible for helping to grow the Springfield College football team’s reputation and starting a long tradition of being feared by other colleges, in addition to his innovative work in exercise physiology. Later, Oscar “Ossie” Solem, famous Syracuse University coach, coached the team from 1946-1957
Kevin Cahill's debut football game (1997)
The photograph shows Kevin Cahill (class of 2001), a Springfield College football player, making his quarterback debut in the rain against Norwich University on November 8, 1997. The football team had a record of 6-4 at the end of the 1997 season. Cahill finished his collegiate career with 3,029 yards rushing, 44 rushing touchdowns, and 4,842 total yards of offense. On the baseball diamond, he was named to the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-Conference team as one of Springfield’s top pitchers. In 2014, Cahill was inducted into the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame. He remains one of the most decorated two-sport athletes in the college’s athletics history, serving as the captain of both the football and baseball teams. As of 2013, he still held the school record for the most touchdown passes in a game. After graduating, he went on to coach the following teams: Maine Maritime, Tennessee Martin, Murray State, the University of Maine, and Yale University
Salvatore Pepitone running with the ball
A photograph of Springfield College football player, Salvatore Pepitone, running with the ball, ca. 1988-1989. An offensive halfback for the team, Pepitone came from Xavier High School in Connecticutt and graduated in 1991
Keith Flanigan
A photograph of Keith Flanigan, a Springfield College lacrosse player, during a game against Middlebury College. He has his stick raised and is running. There is a Middlebury player running beside him
Bill Burkhead running with football
A photograph of Springfield College quarterback, Bill Burkhead, running with the football during a game. Burkhead is running with the ball with another Springfield College player running beside him. He is looking at the player, and may be running the option play. Other players of both teams can be seen behind him
Barbara Swallow in a race
A photograph of Springfield College cross country and track and field athlete, Barbara J. Swallow (Class of 2001), running in a track race at the Penn Relays. Two other runners are on either side of her. A third runner is far in the back.One of the finest student-athletes to ever run at Springfield College, Barbara J. Swallow (Piromalli) was a nine-time NCAA Division III All-America honoree, earning the honor three times in cross country, twice in indoor track, and four times in outdoor track. The 2000 USTCA Women's New England Region Cross Country Athlete of the Year, Piromalli won the NCAA Division III National Championship in the outdoor 10,000 meters in 2000. She also finished fourth in the 5,000 meters twice at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1999 and 2000.
In addition to her excelling in racing, Piromalli was a standout in the classroom as she was a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-America recipient and was awarded with a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. For her efforts, she was named the Springfield College Female Athlete of the Year in each of her four years on Alden Street.
After graduating from Springfield in 2001, Swallow earned her MD in Osteopathic Medicine from Nova Southeastern University in 2007. Having spent time as a physician at the Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center in New Mexico, Piromalli currently practices as a Family Medicine Physician in Anchorage, Alaska
Springfield College Football Game, 1985
A photograph during a Springfield College football game in 1985. It appears that wing back Chris Geagon, wearing number 40, is carrying the ball and running down field. Fullback Bill Pacitto, wearing number 36, is running along side him. It's unclear who the Chiefs are playing in this photograph.The team ended the 1985 season with a disappointing record of 2 wins and 8 losses in head coach Mike DeLong's second season as head coach. In 1995 under DeLong, the football team transitioned from Division II football to Division III football where they remain today, along with head coach DeLong. In 1890, Amos Alonzo Stagg, a Yale all-American and major league baseball pitching prospect, came to Springfield College (then known as the YMCA Training School) and started the college’s first football team. A grad student in a one-year program to become a YMCA Physical Director, he served as Coach, Manager, Captain, and Player on this original team often called “Stagg’s Eleven” or “The Stubby Christians.” The team finished the first season with a record of 5 wins and 3 losses, playing Yale strongly in the first indoor football game ever played in Madison Square Garden. Among other greats to coach the football team was James Huff McCurdy. McCurdy came to Springfield in 1895 and headed the team till 1917. He is largely responsible for helping to grow the Springfield College football team’s reputation and starting a long tradition of being feared by other colleges, in addition to his innovative work in exercise physiology. Later, Oscar “Ossie” Solem, famous Syracuse University coach, coached the team from 1946-1957.Top photograp
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