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Charles Hoffman

Charles R. Hoffman

  • Class
    1960
  • Induction
    1986
  • Sport(s)
    Soccer, Basketball, Baseball
Freshman: Played regularly in three sports, all of which had winning seasons ... B.O.R. Award as one of the outstanding freshman athletes ... Sophomore: Starting defender in soccer ... Played every minute of every game ... Team ranked nationally ... Basketball team lost only three games in regular season ... Participated in NCAA Tournament ... Starting outfielder in baseball ... Junior: Starting defender in soccer ... Played every minute of every game ... Team ranked seventh nationally ... Finished 7-1 ... Starter on basketball team ... Second in scoring ... Starting centerfielder in baseball ... Played every inning of every game ... Hit over .300 ... Pitched in two games, winning both ... Team was 11-3 ... Senior: Captain of all three teams ... First player in RPI history (135 years) to captain three teams ... Starting defender in soccer ... Played every minute of every game ... Led basketball team in scoring ... Centerfielder on baseball team ...Team was 11-3 ... Rensselaer's Athlete of the Year in 1960 ... Other: Phalanx ... Theta Xi ... Management Engineering ... Valley Stream, New York ... Valley Stream Central High School.
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