Hall of Fame
Bill Hogarty '55 was an ABCA All-America Third-Team honoree in his senior season of 1955, also collecting All-NCAA District II First-Team laurels. He helped guide the Leopards to a third-place finish in the 1953 College World Series when Lafayette rang up a 20-6-2 mark and he hit for a season-long .355 average. The outfielder was a member of two College World Series teams (1953 and 1954) and three teams which advanced to the NCAA Regionals (1953, 1954, 1955). He helped guide Lafayette to three straight Middle-Atlantic Conference titles (1953-55). In his senior season of 1955, he hit for a .393 clip with seven home runs and 18 stolen bases in 19 attempts.
The powerful slugger signed with the Washington Senators after graduation and played two seasons in the Senators Farm system. Hogarty went on to work in construction and development in Hawaii, working primarily on large hotel projects. A veteran of the United States Army, he passed away in 2004.
