Saturday, August 1, 2015

Campbell, Morrison lead HOF class of 2015

by Ryan Fay

Hockey will be well represented when the Union College Athletics Hall of Fame inducts the Class of 2015 on November 14 at College Park Hall.

Morrison
Men's forward Terry Campbell, men's head coach Charlie Morrison, the 1983-84 men's team and women's forward Molly Flanagan Larkin are among the inductees getting enshrined.

Non-hockey inductees include Joe Clinton (basketball, baseball), Brian Field (swimming and diving), Kate Smith Serrano (soccer, basketball) and the 1965 baseball team.

A bit about the hockey inductees:

Terry Campbell
Campbell starred for Union from 1987-91 and led the program in scoring each season. He finished his career with 170 points on 51 goals and 119 assists. The points and assists totals are team records. He was named an ACHA All-American in 1991, becoming the first Union forward to garner the honor.

Charlie Morrison
Morrison took over as the Dutchmen's head coach prior to the 1978-79 campaign. He posted 122 wins over the next ten seasons, the second-most in school history behind Nate Leaman's 138 victories. Morrison guided the Dutchmen to three straight NCAA tournaments, including the Division III championship game against Babson College in 1983-84. The beloved coach passed away unexpectedly while on a recruiting trip in April 1988.

1983-84 men's hockey
This Morrison-led squad went 19-11-1 and advanced to the Division III title game against Babson College. The Dutchmen advanced to the championship game after Gil Egan's desperation shot gave Union a 5-4 four overtime win over RIT in the semifinals. 

VIDEO: To see Egan's miracle goal, click here.

In addition to Egan, Union's all-time goals leader with 83, other standouts included Jamie Knight, Joe Caruso, Curt Cole, Wayne McDougall, Tom Hodgins, Scott Richardson, Gary Temush, Nelson Said and Duane Joyce. Egan (2008) and McDougall (2005) previously earned individual inductions to the Hall of Fame.

Molly Flanagan Larkin
Larkin played one season of hockey (2002-03) but made it count by posting 14 goals and 16 assists. She made her greatest impact at Union in other sports. She racked up four All-America honors in lacrosse and two regional All-America selections in soccer. Larkin graduated in 2005 as the women's lacrosse program's career points leader with 294. She currently ranks second.

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