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Neil P. McPhee was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his achievements in the sports of baseball and ice hockey.
From 1963-65, McPhee earned three varsity letters in both baseball and hockey. In baseball, playing both shortstop and second base, he was named to the All Greater Boston League and All New England All-Star Teams in all three seasons. During his three playing seasons, the Huskies were 38-14, and in 1964 he led them into the NCAA District I Playoffs. In hockey, after an outstanding junior season, he was voted captain of the 1964-65 team. However, a preseason injury shattered his right arm and the team's best wing spent the season encouraging his teammates from the bench.
McPhee was a fourth round draft choice of the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club and spent three years in the minor leagues, where he was selected for the Class A Minor League All-Star Team in 1966 after being the RBI leader of the Midwest League and the MVP of his team, the Wisconsin Rapids.
McPhee then went on to a distinguished coaching career, first at the high school level at Newton South High School, where he twice led South to the Eastern Massachusetts finals on the diamond. In 1978, he earned his master of education degree from Boston State College.
In 1986, McPhee returned to Northeastern as its head baseball coach, and he has assumed that position for over the past 12 seasons. McPhee has elevated Northeastern to new proportions, staking a 300-221-3 career record entering the 1998 season, making him the winningest coach in Northeastern athletic history. Under McPhee's guidance, the Huskies have become annual contenders for the AMERICA EAST Championship, winning the conference title and advancing to the NCAA Regionals in 1994 and 1997.
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