University of Rhode Island

MAURICE "MO" ZARCHEN '49 was Director of Athletics at URI for 19 years, following six successful years as head coach of basketball at Pratt Institute, where his teams won more than 70 percent of their games. He was chairman of the URI Department of Physical Education for 13 years, and is credited with much of the growth of the Department of Athletics and its teams during his administrative tenure. The URI Athletic Hall of Fame was reactivated in 1972 under his leadership.