Bob Naso (2004) - Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame

Bob Naso

Induction:
2004
Class:
1959

Naso won three varsity letters in lacrosse (1957, 58, 59) and football (1956, 57, 58) and was a three-time lacrosse All-American during his career at Rutgers. A co-captain in 1959, he won the Miller Award in 1958 and 1959 and served as co-captain of the North team in the 1959 North/South Senior All-Star game. In addition, Naso served as the head lacrosse coach at Rutgers from 1962-74, posting a 95-60-1 mark, while leading the 1972 and 1974 squads to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. He also served as an assistant football coach from 1961-79 and then moved on to become the head football coach at Columbia University from 1980-84. He was inducted into the Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1990 and the New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1999.