Hall of Fame
There have been many people who have helped the development of Rugby here at UMass. Each year we honor some of these major contributors to the game with an Installation into the UMass Rugby Hall of Fame. The list grow every year. Here we take the opportunity to list the new and current members of the UMass Rugby Hall of Fame.
| Name | Year Installed | Year Graduated | Role | After UMass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James J. Tkacik | 1988 | 1973 | prop | Albany Knicks |
| Glenn Conway | 1988 | 1974 | factotum | Springfield |
| Dan Georgianna | 1988 | 1977 | prop | Mystic River |
| Robert L. Laurence | 1988 | 1977 | faculty adviser & coach | UMass RFC |
| Mark McCabe | 1988 | 1979 | captain & hooker | Charles River RFC |
| Brent Goldstein | 1989 | 1982 | flanker & captain | Mystic River |
| Michael DaCampo | 1989 | 1983 | SH and captain | Charles River |
| Bobby Clark | 1989 | 1982 | #8 | Captain, Life College |
| Steve Foohey | 1990 | 1983 | hooker/president | |
| David Packard | 1990 | 1982 | flanker, #8, captain | San Jose, Atlanta Renegades, captain |
| Mitch Galanek | 1990 | 1975 | fly half, secretary | Charles River, captain |
| Scott Baker | 1990 | 1984 | hooker | retired |
| Eric Schafer | 1990 | 1980 | fullback | Atlanta, hooker |
| George Economou | 1991 | 1983 | center | retired |
| Karen Onufry | 1991 | 1977 | wing | Beantown, fly half, captain |
| Ricardo Lopes | 1991 | 1976 | captain, center & wing | Mystic River |
| Jay Dacey | 1991 | 1981 | 2 row | Mystic River, captain |
| Charles Sherwood | 1991 | 1976 | hooker, president | polymer scientist |
| Kevin Lyons | 1992 | 1983 | fly half | Mystic River |
| Jay Appleman | 1992 | 1976 | wing | Mystic River |
| Anthony Cipriani | 1992 | 1974 | flanker | Mystic River , captain |
| Paul Bourdon | 1992 | 1982 | prop | Mystic River |
| Kelly Atteridge | 1992 | — | fullback | retired |
| Burke Harrington | 1993 | 1989 | flanker, | Aspen Gentlemen , Chigao Lions |
| John Sullivan | 1993 | 1984 | flanker | Mystic River |
| Jack Long | 1993 | 1972 | fly half and captain | Burlington RFC |
| Jeff Burrill | 1993 | 1989 | center & captain | Chicago Lions |
| Duncan Mackay | 1993 | 1985 | ceneter, captain | Beacon Hill, Hartford |
| Steve Gootkind | 1994 | 1983 | prop, flanker | Boston RFC, Life College |
| Gerry Bruen | 1994 | 1970 | Prop | Beacon Hill |
| Dale Toohey | 1994 | 1973 | FH & coach | Long Beach State, All-America Coach |
| Larry Tebo | 1994 | 1980 | SH & captain | Beacon Hill RFC |
| David Lally | 1995 | 1993 | captain & no.8 | Mystic River |
| Scott Dunlap | 1995 | 1992 | fly half, president | BU Law |
| Paul MacLelland | 1995 | 1992 | fullback | Belmont Shore |
| Stephan Rutherford | 1995 | 1985 | flanker | Charles River, Mystic |
| Larry Scanlon | 1996 | 1995 | flanker, no. 8 | retired |
| Michael Shairs | 1996 | 1993 | hooker | retired |
| Michael Joyce | 1997 | 1976 | center | Springfield, retired |
| Sue Roundy | 1997 | 1982 | trainer | Colorado and parts unknown |
| Peter Lohri | 1997 | 1995 | scrumhalf,center | White Plains |
| Al Baker | 2010 | |||
| UMRFC 1981-1982 | 2024 | NERFU Champions | ||
| UMRFC 1982-1983 | 2024 | NERFU Champions | ||
| Chris Sheppard | 2024 | 1979 | 2nd Row | Louisville RFC '78; Worcester RFC '79. Mystic RFC '80-'96. |
| Dave “Dizzy” Dzwilewski | 2024 | 1984 | 2nd Row & 8 | OMBAC RFC, Huntington Beach RFC |
| Gary “Goose” Gosselin | 2024 | 1987 | ||
| Scott Newman | 2024 | 2012 | # 8 | |
| Daniel “Guzzy” Guzzino | 2024 | 2012 | #6,7,8 | |
| Ibrahim Akar | 2024 | 2022 | #s 9,10,15 |