Renovated Shields Field Dedicated
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The College at Florham dedicated the newly renovated Robert T. Shields Field at a halftime ceremony during the football game against King’s College on September 18. The Devils won 15-10.
The Field Turf surface was used for the Devils final two home games last season, but the seating structure was not completed at that time. The September 18 game marked the first time that the team played in the finished complex. The press box and the scoreboard were the finishing touches. Welcome and introductions were given by William Klika, director of athletics Division III (Flor); Kenneth Greene, College at Florham interim provost; and President J. Michael Adams. Honoree Robert T. Shields, former director of athletics (Flor), attended as well as his wife, Millie, and their grandson; Michel Baumeister, BS’66 (Flor); his wife, Lynn; and Richard Wellbrock, BA’60, MA’64 (Flor), with his family.
At the dedication are, from left, Kenneth Greene, interim provost (Flor); Lynn and Michel Baumeister; Robert Shields with his wife, Millie, and grandson; Richard Wellbrock and his family; President J. Michael Adams; and William Klika, director of athletics (Flor). About Robert T. Shields The description below was included in the day’s program. “Robert T. Shields, the campus’s first athletics director, was also a coach, mentor and friend. As the men’s lacrosse coach, Shields is the winningest coach in Devils’ history. He compiled a 71-61 record (.540 winning percentage) from 1963–1973. He led the lacrosse team to the 1966 Lydecker Division Championship with a 12-2 mark and the 1967 Lydecker Division Title with a 11-2 record. Shields also captured the New York Metropolitan Championship with a 13-2 record, which set a school record for wins in a single season. As a golf coach, he holds the all-time winningest record as he guided his players to a 147-91 mark from 1974–1989. Shields coached the golf team to five “top five” finishes in the Middle Atlantic Conference, including the conference championship in 1982 (a best-ever 14-2 record) and 1983 (10-3 mark). He also directed the 1982 squad to its only NCAA tournament berth. From 1960–1963 and in 1975–1976, he was the men’s basketball coach. Shields was also called into action as the men’s soccer coach from 1961–1967, in 1970 and again in 1986; his 1964 team posted a 10-4-1 record. But most of all, Robert Shields is remembered for his love of Fairleigh Dickinson University and his friendship toward his student-athletes.” top of this page table of contents for this issue |
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