UMass Lowell Athletics

(1977) - James F. (Jim) Lambert, after four years in the Navy, entered the then Lowell State Teachers College in the fall of 1956 and proceeded to make the State Teachers baseball conference take notice. Compiling a record-setting four-year batting average of .396, climaxed by two fine years in which he was ranked among the top hitters in the country, Lambert[apos]s bat and pitching arm helped lead the LSTC nine to three consecutive conference championships. He was also a four-year starter on the basketball squad.

Lambert[apos]s baseball ability earned him tryouts with the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and the Kansas City Athletics. The Athletics invited him to Spring training camp, but the death of his father forced him to cut short his professional baseball ambitions. Lambert also pitched for the Nashua Dodgers in the Northeast New England League.

After graduation fro LSTC, Lambert taught math and science at Howe Junior High School in Billerica, MA before joining the faulty and administration of Lowell Technological Institute (1963-69). At LTI, he also served as the head coach in soccer and golf as well as an assistant basketball coach. Lambert[apos]s coaching stint proved very successful with both his soccer and golf teams enjoying several fine seasons.