An All-East split end at Cortland drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and a standout baseball player drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies, M. Rick Page, Jr. '67 has since distinguished himself as a teacher, administrator, basketball official, and a concerned and active member of the Greater Rochester community. The son of Cortland graduates, Page becomes part of the first father-son C-Club Hall of Fame team. His father, Maurice L. Page Sr., was inducted in 1980.
A three-year letterman and Red Letter Award winner in both baseball and football at Cortland, Page finished second nationally as a football punter and batted over .300 in his Cortland baseball career. He was president of Beta Phi Epsilon fraternity and a Dean's List student. After earning his bachelor's degree in education in 1967, he received a master's degree from the University of Massachusetts. He continued his athletic participation as an All-World Team selection in professional slowpitch softball. He was captain and MVP on two world championship squads.
The top-ranked Section Five basketball official, Page worked state high school, and junior and senior college national championship games. He received the Emil Hulek/Walter Campbell Service Award - the highest honor from the Rochester Board of Officials.
Page joined the Rush-Henrietta (N.Y.) Central School district in 1968 as a physical education teacher and coach. He was Section Five Football Coach of the Year in 1986 for leading the team to the sectional title. He also coached basketball, wrestling, baseball, skiing, softball and lacrosee. He later became acting chair of the English Department, assistant principal, director of pupil services and, in August 1999, the assistant superintendent for school operations. The Henrietta Area Council voted him its 1994 Educator of the Year. He developed the district's adapted physical education program for handicapped students K-12.
He and his wife, Sharon, have three children: Michael, Shelby and Shana.
UPDATE- March, 2015: Page retired in 2004 from Rush-Henrietta Central Schools after 36 years as Assistant Superintendent for School Operations. After retiring he began volunteering his time for the Town of Henrietta Youth Board from 2001 to present. Page volunteered his time at the Monroe County Youth Board and the Henrietta Foundation from 2008 to present.
