April 8, 2010
Three former Statesmen enter regional halls of fame
Courtesy of Hobart Athletics
Former Hobart College lacrosse players,
Art Johnson ’35, Rick Blick ’78, and Stockton Buck
’66 were recently inducted in to US Lacrosse regional halls
of fame.
Inducted into the Greater Rochester Chapter Hall of Fame in November, Johnson was Hobart’s first two-time All-American in lacrosse, as well as a dominating lineman in football. The exceptional goalie was called, “an impenetrable bulwark” by the Geneva Daily Times.
After graduation he played with the 1937 All-America team that toured England and captured the Flannery Cup. He then went on to start a youth lacrosse program in Skaneateles, N.Y. Johnson was recognized in 1983 for his contributions to Hobart Athletics and the Statesman Athletic Association with the Statesman Award. In 2006, he was inducted into the Hobart Athletic Hall of Fame.
Johnson died in 1986.
Inducted into the Northern California Chapter Hall of Fame, Blick was a four-year letter winner and two-time team captain at Hobart. He helped the Statesmen win NCAA National Championships in 1976 and 1977. The three-time first-team All-American compiled a 41-5 record in goal for the Statesmen. Blick earned the C.M. Kelly Jr. Award as the outstanding Division III goalie and the Judge Thomas Kane Memorial Award as Hobart’s Most Valuable Player three consecutive years.
After graduation, Blick played for the U.S. National Team at the World Championships in Manchester, England. His coaching career began with a three-year stint as head coach at Boston College. He is currently the head coach at Branson High School in Ross, Calif. Blick was inducted into the Hobart Hall of Fame in 1993.
Buck, also a Northern California Chapter inductee, was a captain and an honorable mention All-American during his senior year for the Statesmen. He was selected to play in the North-South Game after which he joined the Army and became an assistant coach at West Point. Hobart went 31-10 with Buck in the lineup, including an unblemished 3-0 mark against rival Syracuse.
After completing his service in the military, Buck coached several boys’ lacrosse teams along the East coast before moving to California as a special agent in the San Francisco office of the FBI. From 1972-1975 he was a member and captain of the San Francisco Lacrosse club. He then went on to coach 10 seasons at St. Ignatius Prep in San Francisco where he was coach of the year three times and lead his team to the state finals three times.
Buck is currently retired and resides in West Marin, Calif.
Inducted into the Greater Rochester Chapter Hall of Fame in November, Johnson was Hobart’s first two-time All-American in lacrosse, as well as a dominating lineman in football. The exceptional goalie was called, “an impenetrable bulwark” by the Geneva Daily Times.
After graduation he played with the 1937 All-America team that toured England and captured the Flannery Cup. He then went on to start a youth lacrosse program in Skaneateles, N.Y. Johnson was recognized in 1983 for his contributions to Hobart Athletics and the Statesman Athletic Association with the Statesman Award. In 2006, he was inducted into the Hobart Athletic Hall of Fame.
Johnson died in 1986.
Inducted into the Northern California Chapter Hall of Fame, Blick was a four-year letter winner and two-time team captain at Hobart. He helped the Statesmen win NCAA National Championships in 1976 and 1977. The three-time first-team All-American compiled a 41-5 record in goal for the Statesmen. Blick earned the C.M. Kelly Jr. Award as the outstanding Division III goalie and the Judge Thomas Kane Memorial Award as Hobart’s Most Valuable Player three consecutive years.
After graduation, Blick played for the U.S. National Team at the World Championships in Manchester, England. His coaching career began with a three-year stint as head coach at Boston College. He is currently the head coach at Branson High School in Ross, Calif. Blick was inducted into the Hobart Hall of Fame in 1993.
Buck, also a Northern California Chapter inductee, was a captain and an honorable mention All-American during his senior year for the Statesmen. He was selected to play in the North-South Game after which he joined the Army and became an assistant coach at West Point. Hobart went 31-10 with Buck in the lineup, including an unblemished 3-0 mark against rival Syracuse.
After completing his service in the military, Buck coached several boys’ lacrosse teams along the East coast before moving to California as a special agent in the San Francisco office of the FBI. From 1972-1975 he was a member and captain of the San Francisco Lacrosse club. He then went on to coach 10 seasons at St. Ignatius Prep in San Francisco where he was coach of the year three times and lead his team to the state finals three times.
Buck is currently retired and resides in West Marin, Calif.
