February 6, 2010

Engineers Honor ’85 National Championship Team

The following article appeared February 6 on the Troy Record Web site.

 

By Ed Weaver
The Record

TROY — It was difficult on Friday, as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute honored its 1985 NCAA championship team, who was more special to whom — the national championship players to the 250 fans who attended a get together with those players, or fans to the players.

"What a reception," said Ken Hammond, a right winger on the NCAA title team. "It's touching."

When a question was asked, "how many of you were in Detroit (for the 1985 NCAA finals, over one-fourth of Friday's crowd raised their arms.

Complete article can be accessed via the Record Web site by clicking here.