SUNY Cortland C-Club Hall of Fame
One of the greatest basketball players in Cortland history, Ronald Becraft shattered school scoring records for the Red Dragon powerhouse hoop squads in the early 1950's. A Dean's List student, he was senior class treasurer and an artist for the 1953 yearbook.
Becraft served in the U.S. Army from 1953-55 where he also won honors as an all-fort basketball forward. A Suffern, N.Y., native, he excelled on local basketball teams for years and was inducted into the Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.
Becraft taught secondary social studies from 1955 to 1962 in the Clarkstown (N.Y.) Schools. Between 1962-69, he was a guidance counselor and later a principal in the Pearl River (N.Y.) Schools. From 1971 until his retirement in 1987, he was assistant to the superintendent in the Pearl River Schools.
Active in UNICEF and United Way over the years, Becraft has been a consultant to a New York City law firm since 1987.
UPDATE: Becraft passed away on Dec. 14, 2010 at age 78.
