LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION mourning the death of Richard E. Baldwin, coach-
ing legend, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is moved to publicly mourn the passing of
prominent citizens of the State of New York whose purposeful careers and
worthy endeavors have contributed to the quality and character of life
in their communities; and
WHEREAS, Coach Richard E. Baldwin of Binghamton, New York, a legendary
college basketball coach, died in December of 2011, at the age of 90;
and
WHEREAS, Richard E. "Dick" Baldwin coached basketball teams for 40
seasons at Broome Community College, and for five seasons at SUNY-Bin-
ghamtom; and
WHEREAS, Coach Baldwin had a winning percentage of 74%, having won 961
of the 1,302 consecutive games he coached; and
WHEREAS, Subsequently, in 1987, Richard E. Baldwin passed former
University of Kentucky Coach Adolph Rupp as the all-time winningest
college coach; and
WHEREAS, From the early 1960s until the mid-1970s, obtaining a ticket
to see the Broome Tech Basketball Team, led by Coach Baldwin, was
extremely difficult and attendance at the games was almost always at
full capacity; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his illustrious coaching career, Richard E. Bald-
win had a distinct way of using motivational tools to encourage and
inspire his players, both individually and as a team; and
WHEREAS, A forward thinker, Coach Richard E. Baldwin would strate-
gically obtained footage of games played by many of Broome Tech's oppo-
nents; and
WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic spirit and imbued with a sense of
compassion, Coach Richard E. Baldwin leaves behind a legacy which will
long endure the passage of time and will remain as a comforting memory
to all he served and befriended; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
mourn the death of Richard E. Baldwin, noting the significance of his
contributions on behalf of the citizens of this noble Empire State and
expressing its deepest condolences to his family; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the family of Richard E. Baldwin.