Getting to Know the Fordham Rams
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Fordham University
Location: Bronx, N.Y.
Enrollment: 8,427
Type: Private
Religious affiliation: Jesuit
Founded: 1841
Joined A-10: 1995
Nickname: Rams     Â
Colors: Maroon
Mascot: The Ram
Teams: 23
A-10 Men's Sports in Common with Davidson (9): Baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field.
A-10 Women's Sports in Common with Davidson (8): Basketball, cross country, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, volleyball.
Notable Athletic Accomplishments: 1929 National Champions in Football; four NCAA Men's Basketball tournament appearances and 16 NIT appearances; first college baseball program to play according to modern rules. Defending women's basketball A-10 tournament champions (pictured on homepage).
Notable Alumni: Alan Alda '56 (Actor); Steve Bellan 1868 (first Latin American born baseball player to play in the U.S.); John Brennan '77 (current CIA director); P.J. Carlesimo '71 (NBA coach); Willam J. Casey '34 (CIA Director 1981-87); Tom Courtney '55 (Olympic Gold medalist in track); Andrew Cuomo '79 (Governor of N.Y.); Vince Lombardi '37 (NFL coach); Wellington Mara '37 (former owner of New York Giants); Vin Scully '49 (Dodgers broadcaster); Denzel Washington '77 (Actor).
Fun Fact: Fordham's basketball gym is 89-years-old and held its first basketball game in 1925.
Davidson Connection: Current head coach Tom Pecora served as an assistant under Bob McKillop at Long Island Lutheran H.S. from 1984-87.
Click here to learn about the rest of the A-10.
Fordham University
Location: Bronx, N.Y.
Enrollment: 8,427
Type: Private
Religious affiliation: Jesuit
Founded: 1841
Joined A-10: 1995
Nickname: Rams     Â
Colors: Maroon
Mascot: The Ram
Teams: 23
A-10 Men's Sports in Common with Davidson (9): Baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field.
A-10 Women's Sports in Common with Davidson (8): Basketball, cross country, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, volleyball.
Notable Athletic Accomplishments: 1929 National Champions in Football; four NCAA Men's Basketball tournament appearances and 16 NIT appearances; first college baseball program to play according to modern rules. Defending women's basketball A-10 tournament champions (pictured on homepage).
Notable Alumni: Alan Alda '56 (Actor); Steve Bellan 1868 (first Latin American born baseball player to play in the U.S.); John Brennan '77 (current CIA director); P.J. Carlesimo '71 (NBA coach); Willam J. Casey '34 (CIA Director 1981-87); Tom Courtney '55 (Olympic Gold medalist in track); Andrew Cuomo '79 (Governor of N.Y.); Vince Lombardi '37 (NFL coach); Wellington Mara '37 (former owner of New York Giants); Vin Scully '49 (Dodgers broadcaster); Denzel Washington '77 (Actor).
Fun Fact: Fordham's basketball gym is 89-years-old and held its first basketball game in 1925.
Davidson Connection: Current head coach Tom Pecora served as an assistant under Bob McKillop at Long Island Lutheran H.S. from 1984-87.
Click here to learn about the rest of the A-10.
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