The University at Albany enshrined four former athletes, one athletic administrator, and an honorary member into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Nov. 9 at the 13th annual HOF Brunch and Induction Ceremony.

The event at the Recreation and Convocation Center welcomed in new inductees James Canfield ’83, football; Kevin Quinn ’74, baseball; Regina Richardson ’90, basketball; Morrison Teague ’89, M.S. ’91, basketball; William Moore, director of athletics from 1983-93; and Howard Woodruff ’63, M.S. ’71 (honorary member).

With this year’s class, there are now more than 70 former athletes, coaches and administrators who have been inducted into the University’s Hall of Fame.

Canfield was a three-time ECAC Division III all-star, leading Albany football to winning seasons in 1981 (7-3) and 1982 (6-3).

He was selected as the ECAC Upstate New York Player of the Year in 1981 when he recorded 110 tackles and 18 quarterback sacks. The 5’11”, 230-pound defensive tackle was chosen the Albany Times Union College Player of the Year, and served as captain in 1982.

Kevin Quinn was a two-time all-SUNY Athletic Conference selection and one of the top pitchers to have worn an Albany uniform. He holds the school’s career record for pitching victories with 21. The hurler posted a 7-1 record as a senior with a 0.82 earned run average and eight complete games.

His record against conference opposition was an outstanding 12-3 over his final two seasons, and, in 1973, he was ranked among the nation’s Top 10 pitchers with a 0.37 ERA as he led the Great Danes to the SUNYAC championship.

Regina Richardson was one of the top scorers and rebounders in Albany history, and led the Great Danes to one ECAC and two NYSWCAA tournament appearances. A two-time captain, she ranks third in both scoring (983) and rebounding (638) on the school’s all-time lists, and sixth in field goal percentage (.463).

In 1989-90, she averaged 16.3 points and 9.1 rebounds, and netted 30 or more points in two contests. Her 408 points are the most ever in a season by a senior and she owns three of the top eight single-season rebounding totals. Selected as the Albany team MVP in both 1989 and 1990, she was on two occasions voted the Capital District Tournament’s most valuable player.

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Morrison Teague was an all-East basketball standout, rating among the finest to play for head coach Richard “Doc” Sauers.

A 6-foot 3-inch center, Teague averaged 19.9 points in leading the Great Danes to the 1989 ECAC Upstate New York championship and a 20-8 record. As a senior, he recorded the second highest single-season point total in Albany annals with 556. He also earned team MVP honors and was voted the University’s Sportsman of the Year.

Teague ranks highly in several Albany statistical categories, including second in points (1,526), seventh in rebounding (723), sixth in steals (121) and fifth in field goal percentage (.529). He holds the career standard for most games played with 109.

William M. Moore served the University as its director of athletics from 1983 to 1993. During his tenure, he consolidated athletics, physical education and recreation into one department, oversaw the construction of both the Recreation and Convocation Center and the Bubble, created the Athletic Hall of Fame, and moved athletics funding under State of New York governance.

Moore’s career has reached its fifth decade, as he currently serves as commissioner of the New England Collegiate Conference.

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Howard Woodruff, a longtime supporter of the University’s athletic program, was inducted into the Hall as an honorary member. Recently retired but still a part-time consultant in student affairs, Woodruff served as the University’s associate director of housing services for years, was an advisor to Purple and Gold, Interfraternity and Intersorority Councils, and the Pi Omega Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon International.

During his many years of service, Woodruff was also an advocate for intercollegiate athletics and student-athletes. He took on many different roles, including pre-season housing for athletes, organizing pep bands, posting flyers, serving on the RACC Inaugural Organizing Committee, and attending more than 1,000 UA athletic events.