"There's No Place like Home" February 19, 1977

Item Information

Title:
"There's No Place like Home" February 19, 1977
Description:
A photograph of an letter written by Sandy Hoffman, a Springfield College student at the time, and sent to an unidentified newspaper column by the name of womenSports. The clipping of the article is hand dated February 19, 1977. The letter is in response to an article title "In Search of Your Lost Horizon" which was published in October 1976. In the letter, Hoffman says that one does not need to leave the country to enjoy backpacking and hiking, but that there are plenty of places to experience great adventures. Sandra P. Hoffman is a graduate of Springfield College, Class of 1980. Regarded as one of the best volleyball coaches in the history of the sport, Sandra P. Hoffman got her start at Springfield College as a member of the women's volleyball program. Guiding Springfield to the 1976 MAIAW Championship, Hoffman helped Springfield own a 90-33-4 record during her time on campus. She then transitioned to the sidelines where she had a historic career as the head coach of the Bentley University women's volleyball program from 1982-2013. Hoffman owned a record of 758-366, which ranks as the seventh-most victories in NCAA Division II history, and the most wins in the history of New England. She captured nine Northeast-10 Championships and made 11 NCAA Division II Tournament appearance, and was selected as the Northeast-10 Coach of the Year eight times, an award that was later named after her. In recognition for her excellence, she was inducted into the American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2014, as well as the Bentley Athletic Hall of Fame and the Northeast-10 Conference Hall of Fame. An assistant athletics director at Bentley for nearly 25 years, and was involved in nearly every aspect of the department, including physical education, recreation, compliance and student services, facility and intercollegiate scheduling, and monitoring financial aid. Hoffman passed away following a long battle with cancer on August 31, 2015. This photograph was supplied from various sources to the Athletic Department for use in the 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame inductions. Only digital files were supplied. These files were printed and a physical version was placed in the photo. No original print exists in the collection at the time that this file was uploaded into the digital collections.;
Creator:
Hoffman, Sandra P.
Date:
February 19, 1977
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Student Files
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Hoffman, Sandra P.
Hiking
Backpacking
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/22242
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
hoffman-sandra-article-in-scrapbook