http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m- ... 10aaa.htmlPickett served as head coach of the Minutemen from 1978-83, winning four Yankee Conference Championships. He went on to serve as an Associate Athletic Director at UMass until retiring in 1997. He also worked as a color commentator on radio broadcasts of Minutemen football from 1998-2003.
Former UMass HC Dies
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Former UMass HC Dies
Head coach of four Yankee Conference winning teams, Bob Pickett passed away in Florida last night...he was 75...
“Tolerance and Apathy are the last virtues of a dying society.” Aristotle
Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem.
Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem.
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Re: Former UMass HC Dies
Coach Pickett worked with my dad and was a friend of the familys while he was at Portsmouth High. I was to young to remember. I got to meet him later on at some coaches clinics in RI. He was a very nice man with a wealth of football knowledge.
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Coach Pickett has a place in FCS History for taking UMass to the first FCS (then D-IAA) Championship Game ever played. RIP.
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Coach Pickett ran the Minutemen during my time on campus (76 - 80)...and I had a little interaction with him since I worked at WMUA...and my cousin also played on those teams...LastMinuteman wrote:Coach Pickett has a place in FCS History for taking UMass to the first FCS (then D-IAA) Championship Game ever played. RIP.
A good man who cared for his teams...and that first IAA championship game is one of his high points...
“Tolerance and Apathy are the last virtues of a dying society.” Aristotle
Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem.
Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem.
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Coach Pickett was a class act.
His "Reward" for taking UMass to the '78 National Championship was to have his scholarships slashed. Coach Pickett said not a word of complaint.
UMass signed nine "walkons" in 1979, very few of whom even won one letter.
When the lack bodies led to back to back 3-8 seasons in 1983 and 1984, he was fired----and again he never said a word about the administration.
Coach Pickett remained a loyal and active supporter of UMass football until recent health problems forced him off the UMass broadcast team.
His "Reward" for taking UMass to the '78 National Championship was to have his scholarships slashed. Coach Pickett said not a word of complaint.
UMass signed nine "walkons" in 1979, very few of whom even won one letter.
When the lack bodies led to back to back 3-8 seasons in 1983 and 1984, he was fired----and again he never said a word about the administration.
Coach Pickett remained a loyal and active supporter of UMass football until recent health problems forced him off the UMass broadcast team.
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Pickett was coaching UMASS during part of the time I was playing. Sad news, he was a good coach who got the most out of his players. His YC Championships speak for themselves.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
Henry David Thoreau, Walden, Conclusion, 1854
Henry David Thoreau, Walden, Conclusion, 1854