Hobart and William Smith Colleges Athletics

Herbert T. Fitch '42 was a three-year letterwinner in three sports, playing football, basketball, and lacrosse, and it was lacrosse in which he made the biggest name for himself. A 1979 inductee into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame, he was named an All-American in both 1941 and 1942 and played in the North-South Game both years. With fellow Hobart Hall of Famers Dick Ferris '40, and William Dobbin '40, they formed the strongest scoring inside attack trio to date, averaging 17.5 goals per game from 1938-40. Fitch, also a leading player on Hobart's basketball teams, capped an outstanding collegiate career by being named the Collegiate Attackman of the Year in 1940. He later was selected as a first-team player for Laurie Cox's all-time All-America team. Fitch officiated high school and college lacrosse for 20 years and helped form the lacrosse team at Penn Yan Academy.