From today's (7/30/92) Star Tribune:
3 former college coaches selected to Hockey Hall
________________________________________________
By John Gilbert
Staff Writer
Three former college coaches who helped advance the cause of United States
amateur hockey will become the newest members of the U.S. Hockey Hall of
Fame in Eveleth, MInn. Len Ceglarski, who coached Boston College through
last season, Michigan State's legendary Amo Bessone, and the late Jim
Fullerton of Brown will be inducted during ceremonies Oct. 17.
Ceglarski, 66, recorded an NCAA-record 673 victories during his 34-year
career. An All-America player at Boston College in 1950 who played on the 1952
silver medal U.S. Olympic team, Ceglarski began coaching in his hometown of
Walpole, Mass., and won New England high school titles in 1956 and '58. He
then coached 14 seasons at Clarkson, compiling a 254-97-10 record, before
returning to Boston College in 1972 to replace John (Snooks) Kelley.
Ceglarski took the Eagles to 14 NCAA tournaments, reaching the final four
eight times and the title game four times.
Bessone, 75, who is retired and lives in Inglewood, Fla., began his 27-year
stint at MIchigan State in 1951. The Sagamore, Mass., native played at
Illinois, which used to have varsity hockey. He coached high school hockey
in Massachusetts before taking over the Michigan Tech program from 1948-50.
Bessone's 1966 team pulled off one of the biggest surprises in NCAA history,
rising from a sub-.500 record to win the national championship -- with a
victory in the title game over Ceglarski's Clarkson team.
Fullerton, who died in 1990 at age 81, was a prominent referee in up-state
New York from 1933-55 before becoming the first full-time coach at Brown in
1955, where he compiled a 176-168-9 record over 15 years. His team reached
the NCAA final four in 1965 as he turned Brown into a consistent threat in the
ECAC.
Fullerton also was one of the primary forces in organizing the American
Hockey Coaches Association, and served as its president.
Pam Sweeney
Go Gophers!!!
|
