Athletics and Recreation Department collection of sports memorabilia

Collection — Container: 1 carton and 1 doc box

Identifier: RITArc-0703

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of documents, photographs,plaques, buttons,programs,newsclippings,give-away objects from events and tickets. Many of the items are from RIT hockey games, Brick City homecoming, Jim Kelly football camp and the RIT Chase Corporate Challenge races. The years range from as early as 1980 through 2012 with the bulk being from the 2000s. This collection offers a great representation of the type of events held on campus in which the Athletics Department is involved in.

Dates

Creation: 2018

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Biographical / Historical

Based on the RIT Athletics website, Greg Moss spent over 40 years as an integral part of the Departments of Physical Education and Intercollegiate Athletics. In 2004 Moss was the senior associate director of the Center for Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation. In 2011, he assumed the role of senior director for The Center of Recreational Sports. His efforts resulted in several honors, including the Coaches Appreciation Award, establishment of the Greg Moss Men's Hockey Hard Hat Award and numerous Student Affairs Division plaudits. Other highlights include coordinating the $11 million Student Life Center and serving as center point for construction of the $25 million Gordon Field House. He also assumed a leadership role in the 2004 RIT cross country Coast-to-Coast Run.

Extent

3 Box(es) (One document box, 2 flat boxes, one oversize.)

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

Collection of items from 1980-2012 transferred by Greg Moss,of the RIT Athletic's Department. Most items are related to men’s and women’s hockey, although the collection also spans the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge, Brick City weekend programs, the Jim Kelly Football Camp held on RIT’s campus in the 1990s, a couple of cross country items, and miscellaneous tchotchke items.