University of Rhode Island

STANLEY J. "STUTZ" MODZELEWSKI '42 was an all-time great in basketball and one of those primarily responsible for the late Frank Keaney's "firehorse" brand of basketball, which originated the game's fastbreak style of play. A three-time All-America in the early 1940s, he played professionally for three years in the NBA, two with the original New York Knickerbockers and another with Baltimore. He refereed for nine years in the NBA, officiating in more than 1,000 games. He is a member of the National Helms and Providence Gridiron Club Halls of Fame. A three-sport star in western Massachusetts as a schoolboy, he was a native of Worcester, resided in New Rochelle, N.Y., and enjoyed a successful career as a sales executive.