University of Rochester
Athletic Hall of Fame
Ames Curchin
'41
At Rochester:
- Earned freshman letters in football, basketball, baseball, and swimming
- Lettered in football and basketball as a sophomore
- Helped the basketball team to a 12-1 record in 1938-1939 season. The '38-'39 quintet was selected as the University's premier basketball team for the decade of the 1930s
- Dove for the Yellowjackets under the guidance of Roman "Speed" Speegle
- Left after his sophomore year to enlist with the U.S. Army
- Commissioned in the field at Scofield Barracks in Honolulu
- Completed his degree in economics and business administration in 1948
Post-Graduate:
- Part-time coach of three sports at Rochester School for the Deaf while completing his degree
- Freshman soccer coach at Rochester in Fall, 1947
- Varsity basketball coach at Jefferson High School, 1947-1948
- Worked in differing capacities at Rochester School for the Deaf since 1947, including teaching mathematics, serving as guidance counselor, and administrative assistant to the Superintendent
- Named school's principal in 1974
- Inaugurated the BOCES Occupational Educational program in 1968
- Membership in numerous professional organizations, including the New York State Association of Educators of the Deaf (NYSAED), and the National Association of Secondary School Principals
- Passed away in June 2012
