Leading off today: Bernard "Putt" LaMay, a huge figure in Section 2 sports,
died on Wednesday at the age of 85.
LaMay coached basketball, football and golf for Saratoga Springs, Fort Edward and Glens Falls over a span of 33 years. He compiled a 110-28-6 mark in football at Glens Falls from 1953 to 1972 and had six undefeated seasons in that sport.
More recently, he was a force behind getting the New York State Public High School Athletic Association to move its boys basketball championships from Rochester to the Glens Falls Civic Center. He was the NYSPHSAA president from 1978-80.
"He was a prince of a man." current NYSPHSAA Executive Director Nina Van Erk told The Post-Star. "He'll be sorely missed by many people.''
LaMay was raised in Whitehall, where he was a star in football, basketball and track. He went on to play at Green Mountain College and Ithaca College.
