Hall of Fame
Tom Mut ('83)Tom Mut was a four-year letterwinner on the University of Rhode Island football team from 1978-82 leading the Rams in receiving in both 1981 and '82. Mut earned first-team All-Yankee Conference honors in 1981 and '82 (he was the league's only unanimous selection in '82) and also earned All-New England honors in '82. His 803 receiving yards in his senior year of 1982 set a new school record and currently is eighth on the all-time list for single-season receiving yards. He helped the Rams to a 6-6 record as a junior in 1981 and then a 7-4 mark as a senior in 1982 under coach Bob Griffin, the winningest coach in Rhode Island annals. Mut, who played one year in the USFL for the Orlando Renegades, was named to URI's All-Decade Team for the 1980's. He participated in two training camps with the New England Patriots, surviving six weeks before being cut in 1983 and making it to the last cut in 1984. Mut currently resides in Port Charlotte, Fla. where he is the dean of students at Charlotte High. He served as head football coach at Port Charlotte High for five years and currently is an assistant football coach at Charlotte High.
