Athletics

Directors of Athletics

Clair F. Bee	1928-1931
Frank J. Donlon	1932-1940
Rex Ellis	1941
Thomas A. Leyden	1942-1944
Frank J. Donlon	1944-1953
Robert W. Killgus	1953-1967
John B. Carpenter	1968-1989
Martin Devlin	1989-1991
Curtis Blake	1991-2005
Donald Harnum (Interim)	2005-2006
Donald Harnum	2006-

Athletic Affiliations:

• Middle Atlantic Conference - (MAC) 1968
• East Coast Conference - (ECC) 1974
• Northeast Athletic Conference - (NEC) 1992
• Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference - (MAAC) 1997

Football:

• Varsity Team - 1928
• Discontinued - 1931

• Varsity Team - 1946
• Discontinued - 1952

Athletic Team's Nickname:

• The Roughriders 1928
• Renamed the Broncs 1955

Important Milestones:

• First Rider televised athletic event (men's basketball) - 1981
• Athletics Hall of Fame established 1990

Basketball

• Men’s Basketball Coaches
  • 1928 - 1931 Clair F. Bee
  • 1931 - 1932 Paul Frank
  • 1932 - 1940 Frank Donlon
  • 1940 - 1942 Rex Ellis
  • 1942 - 1943 Thomas Leyden
  • 1943 - 1946 Frank Donlon
  • 1946 - 1962 Thomas Leyden
  • 1963 - 1965 Bob Greenwood
  • 1965 - 1966  Dick Harter
  • 1966 - 1989 John Carpenter
  • 1989 - 1997 Kevin Bannon
  • 1997 - 2004 Don Harnum
  • 2004 - 2005 Tommy Dempsey (Interim)
  • 2005 -          Tommy Dempsey
    
• Women’s Basketball Coaches
  • 1925 - 1930 Clair Bee
  • 1932 - 1933 Frank Donlon
  • 1933 - 1936 Scotty Moscovich
  • 1936 - 1943 Rita Burdette
  • 1943 - 1945 Grace Brauninger
  • 1945 - 1954 Lenora Peppets
  • 1954 - 1955 Rita Lee
  • 1955 - 1956  Robert Kilgus
  • 1956 - 1958 Kay Weidemann
  • 1959 - 1962 Elizabeth Darling
  • 1963 - 1966 Nancy Oliver
  • 1974 - 1976 Barbara McDonald
  • 1976 - 1977 Len Nardone
  • 1977 - 1980  Carol Knapp
  • 1980 - 1981  Len Nardone
  • 1981 - 1985 Agnus McGlade-Berenato
  • 1985 - 1989 Ray Wilson
  • 1989 - 2004 Eldon Price
  • 2004 -          Tori Harrison

Compiled by Walter A. Brower, Class of 1948