Hall of Fame
ROBERT E. WELLS '59 won 16 Coach of the Year awards in baseball, took his teams to the postseason 17 times in 29 years, and won seven straight conference titles. A highly successful coach at Frostburg State (602-327-5), perhaps his greatest achievement grew out of a single spontaneous act in 1969. His team had just swept a doubleheader at Bridgewater College and in tribute to his foes' grit and hustle, he asked his players to shake their hands. His impulse grew into a tradition still practiced today throughout amateur baseball. Wells started at second base for three years at Rhode Island, from 1957-59, and led the Rams in stolen bases each season. His later success at Frostburg State (1965-91 and 1996-97) landed him in the school's Bobcat Hall of Fame, the City of Frostburg Hall of Fame, and the Maryland State Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame.
