University of Delaware Athletics
HALL OF FAME COUNTDOWN: Bruce Fad - Baseball & Football
9/26/2015 4:00:00 PM | Baseball, Football
NEWARK, Del. - The University of Delaware will induct its 19th Athletics Hall of Fame Class in a ceremony next Friday, Oct. 2, at the Embassy Suites and follow with a special on-field halftime recognition on Saturday, Oct. 3, when the Blue Hens host William & Mary in football at Delaware Stadium.
Today we continue the 10-day countdown to the event and will recognize one of the inductees each day until the ceremony.
DAY 7 (Sept. 26)
BRUCE FAD (Baseball & Football)
A hot-hitting outfielder in baseball and a ball-hawking safety in football, Bruce enjoyed outstanding individual and team success during his Delaware athletics career in 1967-70.
A native of Fort Washington, Pa., he played for two Hall of Fame coaches - Tubby Raymond in football and Bob Hannah in baseball - and never came close to a losing season in either sport. His 
teams had a combined record of 78-30 and won three Middle Atlantic Conference championships, and he was the leading hitter and captain for the 1970 baseball team that made Delaware's only College World Series appearance.
A three-year starting leftfielder, he was a .354 career hitter in baseball and enjoyed his greatest success as a senior in 1970 when he led the team to MAC and District II titles and a berth in the CWS. He paced the team with a .422 batting average, six doubles, 32 runs, and 31 runs batted in and earned All-MAC and All-East Region honors. Bruce also batted .314 and knocked in 20 runs for the 1969 MAC runner-up team.
A two-year starting safety in football, he played a key role for teams that won MAC titles in 1968 and 1970 and earned three Lambert Cup trophies. He had eight interceptions in 1969 and three more in 1970 while also averaging 8.5 yards per punt return over his final two seasons.
An outstanding student, Bruce earned a spot on the prestigious CoSIDA Academic All-American Baseball team in 1970. He earned a mathematics degree in 1971 and followed with his master's degree in applied mathematics the following year before a brief stint in the Army.
He is an expert in the area of economic cost modeling of complex hardware and software systems and since 1998 has been member/owner of PRICE Systems.
He and his wife, Susan, reside in Collingswood, N.J. and have four children and five grandchildren. Nearly 20 members of his extended family have either attended or worked at UD.
““Privilege of attendance” was the University's stated enrollment condition greeting every incoming 1966 freshman," said Fad. "The words stopped me as an 18-year old; they did and still do express the culture my parents bred, but never articulated: appreciate opportunities and make them count.
"I have never forgotten those three words or the wealth of privileges afforded me: tutelage by two College Hall of Fame coaches and their dedicated and talented staffs; camaraderie with like-minded teammates, many the greatest people I have known; an education that prepared me for meaningful contributions; and family that has consistently provided me just the right balance of toughness and love," said Fad. "Fifty years later, I am again privileged by the University; this time, as a representative of so many wonderful people and our special time together.”
Day 10 (Sept. 23): Stephanie Barry (Volleyball)
Day 9 (Sept. 24): Omar Cuff (Football)
Day 8 (Sept. 25): Ken Dill (Men's Basketball & Tennis)
Day 7 (Sept. 26): Bruce Fad (Baseball & Football)
Day 6 (Sept. 27): Sarah Gause (Women's Basketball & Track & Field)
Day 5 (Sept. 28): Leah Geib (Field Hockey)
Day 4 (Sept. 29): Ted Kempski (Football)
Day 3 (Sept. 30): Joe Lank (Football, Baseball, Track & Field)
Day 2 (Oct. 1): George Schmitt (Football)
Day 1 (Oct. 2): Steve Shaw (Men's Lacrosse)
