Bob Pickett

Robert A. Pickett (February 22, 1932 – February 3. 2010) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach of at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1978 to 1983, compiling a record of 36–28 overall record. He led the UMass Minutemen to four Yankee Conference championships and a runner-up finish in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship in 1978.

Bob Pickett
Biographical details
Born(1932-02-22)February 22, 1932
DiedFebruary 3, 2010(2010-02-03) (aged 77)
Daytona Beach, Florida
Playing career
1957–1958Maine
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1959–1960Laconia HS (NH) (assistant)
1961–1970Laconia HS (NH)
1971–1977UMass (DC)
1978–1983UMass
Head coaching record
Overall36–28 (college)
Tournaments1–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoff)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Yankee (1978–1979, 1981–1982)
1 Lambert Cup (1978)
Awards
3× New Hampshire Coach of the Year
Stan Lomax-Irving T. Marsh Eastern Coach of the Year Award (1997)
Boston Gridiron Club's Coach of the Year Award (1997)
Henry Butova Award (1997)
Johnny Vaught Life Time Achievement Award (1999)

Early life

Pickett attended high school at Cony High School in Augusta, Maine, where he graduated in 1952. He attended Maine Central Institute for one year after that, and then finished his education at the University of Maine where he graduated in 1959. Pickett played football for Maine and was their starting quarterback.

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs NCAA#
UMass Minutemen (Yankee Conference) (1978–1983)
1978 UMass 9–45–01stL NCAA Division I-AA Football ChampionshipT–4
1979 UMass 6–44–1T–1st
1980 UMass 7–34–12ndT–10
1981 UMass 6–34–1T–1stT–10
1982 UMass 5–63–2T–1st
1983 UMass 3–82–3T–4th
UMass: 36–28
Total:36–28
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
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