Hall of Fame
Richard Leddy, ’71, began as Southern’s sports information director as a student in 1969, and continued until his retirement in 2007. He was named associate director of athletics in 1993. During his career, he developed athletic guides for women’s sports teams and developed the Southern athletics Web page. He also trained and developed many students and assistants who went on to work in the field of sports information. As director, he was responsible for publicity, game coverage, athletic guides, compilation of statistics, and conference and NCAA reporting for all of Southern’s athletic teams. In addition, he served as public relations director for the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the 2004 Clifford Wells Appreciation Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the College Sports Information Directors Association Distinguished Service Award, the Football Writers Association of America Outstanding Press Box citation and the Eastern College Athletic Conference Sports Information Directors Association’s Irving T. Marsh Service Bureau Award.
