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Sold tickets to men's basketball games at '87 Gym as a freshman ... Worked at the Houston Field House in some capacity with Engineers hockey beginning in the inaugural season of 1949-50 and the next 50 years thereafter ... Served as scorekeeper for hockey and lacrosse team as an undergraduate ... Familiar voice at Rensselaer hockey games heard for so many years as the public address announcer ... Took over the PA and head of off-ice officials in 1963-64 and lasted more than 30 years ... Never missed a home hockey game from 1949 to 1970 ... Awarded the department's Thomas J. Sheehan Sr. Award, given annually to someone in the athletic community who displays outstanding achievement in Rensselaer Athletics, in 1985 ... ECAC Certificate of Appreciation in 1985 ... Rensselaer Alumni Association Key Award in 1986 ... Founder (1954) and editor of Intercollegiate Hockey Newsletter for 40 years ... Management Engineering major ... Troy, New York ... Troy High School ... Passed away on November 5, 2020.
"Don Birkmayer was THE voice of RPI hockey, and his "The Hockey News," painstakingly and lovingly published for many years, was THE authoritative voice of college hockey overall. RIP, Don. Your contributions to the sport are legion." - David Haviland '40, former professor, associate dean, dean of architecture (1980-1990), research center director, vice president for student life (1994-2000), and vice president for institute advancement (2000-2005) at Rensselaer on December 2, 2020
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