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University of Massachusets Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2004
- Class:
- 1962
Bob Foote earned three letters as an offensive andĀ defensive tackle on the UMass football team in 1958, 1960 and 1961. He became only the second all-America selection in school history during the 1961 season, being honored by Williamson's Ratings for Mid-Bracket Colleges after leading UMass to a 5-4-0 record.
Foote also earned first team all-Yankee Conference honors as a senior, and was a first team all-New England Major Schools team selection by UPI. In addition, he was named second team all-New England and honorable mention all-East by the Associated Press, while being chosen to Connecticut's All-Opponent team.
In football, he was a two-time ECAC Player of the Week selection in his senior season, Foote recovered a fourth-quarter fumble in mid-air and returned it six yards for a touchdown in UMass' 25-0 win over Rhode Island in 1961. As a junior in 1960, Foote was a member of the UMass team that won a share of the school's first Yankee Conference title and fashioned a 7-2-0 record, the school's best since the 1932 season.
In addition to his football experience, Foote also was a member of the UMass lacrosse team for legendary head coach and fellow UMass Athletics Hall of Fame member, Richard F. Garber.
Foote remains an active supporter of UMass Athletics, especially the university's student-athletes.Ā
Thanks to Foote's generous $250,000 lead gift the University of Massachusetts debuted the Bob and Marianne Foote Academic Success Center in the Boyden Building in the Fall of 2018. The project is a complete renovation and modernization of the existing academic support space in the building along with enhanced meeting and office space for student-athletes and the academic success staff.
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Foote was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2004.
