University of Massachusets Athletics

Hall of Fame

George "Sugar" Cain
George "Sugar" Cain
  • Induction:
    1981
  • Class:
    1933
A three-year member of the hockey and baseball teams, George "Sugar" Cain was one of the great players of early UMass hockey history.

Known for "raising Cain," George helped the 1931 hockey team to a 9-3 mark. He scored 14 goals that year, including four in a victory over Army. In 1932, when UMass downed the then Connecticut Aggies, 17-0, Cain led the way with five goals. His 1933 team finished 5-2-1, including a 13-5 rout of Colgate and a 7-0 demolition of Amherst College.

Cain was also an outstanding pitcher for the UMass baseball team, leading the 1932 team to a 9-6 record. His six innings of scoreless work in the season opener helped the Aggies to a 12-5 win over Northeastern. In his next start at CCNY, Cain held the opposition to just two runs in the 5-2 victory. In his following start, the boys from Bowdoin could only manage one run off of Sugar, as UMass won 5-1.

He was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981.
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