Sad news continues to pile up for this Hobart grad, as the all-time leading scorer in college lacrosse history passed away in December.

I was able to get to know him this year, and as advertised, he was as humble a great athlete as it gets. Taking on a relative start-up program was just a perfect indication of who he was.

Somehow, the USA Lacrosse Hall of Fame has still refused to induct him.

PATHETIC.

Here’s a LINK to the Hobart remembrance of Rick

I strongly suggest you hit that link and read the remarkable statistics of Rick’s playing days.

An excerpt:

“By the time he graduated four years later, Gilbert owned the Hobart records for goals, assists and points in a career, assists and points in a season and assists in a game. His career totals are nearly beyond belief. In 68 career games, Gilbert produced 444 points on 157 goals and 287 assists.
 
Gilbert was the first player in NCAA lacrosse to reach the 400-point plateau and still holds the NCAA Division II points and assists records. He is the only Statesman with more than 400 career points and enjoys a cushion of 126 points over the No. 2 man on that list. Similarly, Gilbert is the only Hobart player with more than 200 career assists, 142 more than the runner-up.
 
Gilbert recorded at least one point in every game he played for Hobart. There have been 20 10-point games by a Statesman and Gilbert is responsible for 12 of them, including a career-high 16 points (5 gls, 11 assts) against Geneseo in 1973. A Hobart player has recorded seven or more assists in a game 17 times with Gilbert accounting for 11 of those performances. He is the only Statesman to have a double digit assist game, a feat he accomplished three times.”

And remember, the stick technology he played with!

RIP Rick . . . there’s a coach up there licking his chops to get you back on the field.