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Anthony J. Orlando

  • Class
    1946
  • Induction
    1978
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball
Averaged double figures through most of his career ... Scored 17 points per game as a senior … Captain of 1944-45 team that went 13-0 in regular season and played in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) in Madison Square Garden in New York City ... RPI lost to Bowling Green, 60-45 … Team also played in the Boston Garden at the Christmas Holiday Tournament, beating Baldwin Wallace, 46-33 … “He was a tremendous basketball player," said Pop Graham … President of Freshman class … Transfer from Hofstra.
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