Randolph (Randy) Cross
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Sport:
Basketball |
Year
Graduated: 1965 |
Year
Inducted: 1975 |
In his three years as a 6-3 forward-guard on the Terrier
basketball team, Randy Cross dominated the court. He won both
the "Athlete of the Year" and "Scholar-Athlete
of the Year" awards in 1964.
Cross led the team in scoring in all three years as a Terrier.
He averaged 18.2 points per game in his sophomore season and
was named to the All-New England second team. As a junior,
the Fort-Lauderdale, Florida native led coach John Burke's
club to a 16-7 season, hitting 56 percent of his shots from
the floor and raising his average to 19.0 ppg. He was named
first team All-New England and District One.
He captained the 1964-65 squad to a 10-10 record, scoring
18.9 points per game and pulling down 13 rebounds per contest.
He finished his career with 691 rebounds and 1159 points.
A high honors graduate of the School of Education, Randy
holds a masters degree in social administration from Temple
University.