Northeastern University Athletics

Salvatore J. Lombardo was elected to the Hall of Fame for outstanding achievements as a player and a coach in the sports of football and basketball.

Lombardo was one of the finest ends both offensively and defensively in Husky football history. As a received, he was on the other end of Hall of Famer John Connelly's passes and as a tackler, his coach Joe Zabilski rates him as the best. He was on everyone's All New England squad as a senior. He captained the undefeated 1951 Northeastern football team that enjoyed a 6-0-1 record. In fact, he captained most all the teams he played on. He captained the Charlestown High School football team his senior year in 1945, then captained the Huntington Prep team in 1947 and the Northeastern freshman team in 1948. While at Northeastern he earned three varsity football letters and two in basketball. At Charlestown High School he was awarded two football letters and three in both baseball and basketball. He captained the Charlestown basketball team his junior and senior years. At Huntington Prep he won two letters in both football and basketball.

Since graduating from Northeastern in 1953, he taught and coached at St. Michael's College, Northeastern University, Dean Jr. College, Fairhaven High School and New Bedford High School. He coached both football and basketball and in more than 20 years of coaching basketball has enjoyed over 200 victories.