Plymouth State University

STEVE BAMFORD ('65): Steve Bamford is considered one of the most dominant athletes to ever perform at Plymouth State College.  Despite missing two-thirds of his junior season with a serious head injury, the 6-3 sharp-shooter is second on the all-time PSU basketball scoring list with 1,377 career points.

Singled out by Coach Foley as his best player ever, Bamford led the Panthers in scoring average all four seasons – 20.7 in 1961-62, 20.2 in 1962-63, 28.2 in 1963-64, and 21.8 in 1964-65 – and set the PSC single-game scoring record of 45 points against Boston State during the 1961-62 season.

Bamford has continued to make his mark since graduating from Plymouth State in 1965.  He taught and coached at Littleton High School from 1965-68; at St. Thomas Aquinas from 1968-70; and at Concord High School from 1970-75 – leading six of those teams to N.H.I.A.A. Basketball Tournaments.

While at PSC, Bamford was the 1964-65 recipient of the “Scholar-Athlete” Award and was selected as the Manchester Union Leader “Athlete of the Month” in January of 1962.