Hobart and William Smith Colleges Athletics

William H. Dobbin, Sr. '40, a lacrosse and basketball standout while a student at Hobart, made great contributions to the game of lacrosse after his playing career ended. Captain of both the lacrosse and basketball teams as a senior, he was named a lacrosse All-American in 1940 and starred in the 1940 North-South Game. With fellow Hall of Fame members Dick Ferris '40, and Herbert Fitch '42, they formed the strongest inside attack trio the game had seen, averaging 17.5 goals per game from 1938-40. Dobbin went on to become chairman of the North-South Games of 1956 and 1972, both of which were played in Geneva. He was named the USILA Man of the Year in 1956 and elected to the Lacrosse Hall of Fame, which he had served as a director of for three years, in 1973. He was a lacrosse official for 20 years, spending 10 years as chief referee of the Central New York Lacrosse Association. The trophy for Outstanding Offensive Player of the Hobart lacrosse team is named in his honor.