Dick Hoss

[classof62-64]

My apologies if this has already been posted, but didn't see it. Doing my periodic dive through the obits section of the alum site and saw that Dick Hoss, one of my LCA brothers, had passed away. Dick was one of Dick Garber's early All American awardees (twice) back in the early 1960's. You can read about him on the Lacrosse page of the athletics site. In addition to lacrosse, was a 3-year varsity football player. Also had a pretty impressive career in the corporate world.

Dick was involved in a bit of campus controversy his junior year. Newly hired football coach Chuck Studley wanted all of the players to participate in Spring practice exclusively, at the expense of any of the Spring sports they practiced. Most, if not all of the football players on the lacrosse team thought differently. Eventually, cooler heads prevailed and a compromise was reached - to the benefit of both football and lacrosse.

RIP, Dick. See: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituar ... s-11784290

[Old Cage]

Thanks for posting. He was one of several leading athletes of our time to play both sports. The other names that come quickly to mind were Billy Maxwell and Bob Foote. Maxwell was the football qb and Foote an All-American lineman.

I did not know that about Studley. I can't imagine Greg Garber losing a disagreement with a rookie football coach.

[classof62-64]

Thanks for posting. He was one of several leading athletes of our time to play both sports. The other names that come quickly to mind were Billy Maxwell and Bob Foote. Maxwell was the football qb and Foote an All-American lineman.

I did not know that about Studley. I can't imagine Greg Garber losing a disagreement with a rookie football coach.

They both had valid points. Studley was not just installing a new play system, he was changing the paradigm. Garber was in the middle of his season and facing the loss of some key players. Not sure exactly how the compromise worked, but I was watching a fb Spring practice one night and the lacrosse contingent showed up in street clothing. Studley yelled out (from his tower) "Well, did you win?"

I know Dick's position was clear. Scholarship or not, he was playing lacrosse.