Dr. Edward S. Steitz Announces plans to step down as Athletic Director
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A Springfield College Sports News news release titled "Dr. Edward S. Steitz Announces plans to step down as athletic director" and dated February 6, 1989. The news release talks about how Steitz will go on Sabatical and then remain as a professor of physical education until his official retirement in July of 1991. Dr. Steitz died on May 21, 1990. The release also talks about his career at Springfield College and Basketball, especially outlining his involvement in Basketball Rules changes.
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Springfield College hired Dr. Edward S. Steitz (November 7, 1920 - May 21, 1990) as a faculty member in 1948. In 1956, he became the college's director of athletics, a position he held until his death in 1990. During this time, he coached ten consecutive winning seasons and had a composite 210-86 record as the Springfield College Basketball coach. His 1965 team conducted an around-the-world tour for the U.S. State Department and posted a 25-0 record against national teams from ten countries. Steitz is regarded nationally and internationally as one of the world’s foremost athletic administrators. In addition to directing a comprehensive athletic program with twenty-five varsity sports, he is also the world’s number one authority on amateur basketball rules. A native of Beacon, New York, Steitz graduated from Cornell University in 1943 and earned both his Masters and Doctorate degrees from Springfield College.
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