Lacrosse
Inducted Class of 1996
A 1938 graduate of Geneva High, Herb helped lead the lacrosse team to the league championship his junior and senior years. He also played football and basketball in high school. Herb went on to Hobart College earning letters in football, basketball, and lacrosse. His outstanding lacrosse play earned him numerous awards. He was an All-American his junior and senior years. Herb, also a leading player on Hobart's basketball teams, capped an outstanding collegiate career by being named the Collegiate Attackman of the Year in 1940. He later was selected as a first-team player for Laurie Cox's all-time All-America team.
Herb served in the Marines during World War II and also served as the mayor of Penn Yan. He officiated high school and college lacrosse for 20 years and helped form the lacrosse team at Penn Yan Academy. Herb was elected to the Hobart College Hall Of Fame and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.