Stonehill College

A 1947 graduate of LaSalle Academy in Providence, R.I.,James "Lou" Gorman was a member of the Class of1953, Stonehill's second graduating class.  While atStonehill, Lou played baseball and basketball for four years. He captained the baseball team as a senior.  He was all-leaguein the Southeastern Coastal Conference in basketball his junior andsenior years.  A liberal arts major, Lou earned his master'sdegree in education at Bridgewater State College.  Hecontinued his studies at Georgetown University.  After eightyears of active duty in the United States Navy as a commissionedofficer, Lou retired as a captain and embarked on a successfulcareer in professional baseball.  Before coming to the BostonRed Sox in 1984 as the team's General Manager, Lou worked in thefront office in the minor league system of the San Francisco Giants(1961), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1962-1963), where he was chosenClass A Executive of the Year (1963), the Baltimore Orioles, wherehe was assistant farm and scouting director and director of minorleague scouting the year they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers inthe World Series.  In 1968, he became the Kansas City Royals'Director of Baseball Development, drafting George Brett, WillieWilson, Steve Busby and several other big league stars.  Louthen moved on to the expansion Seattle Mariners as General Managerand Vice President.  Almost five years later, Lou becomeDirector of Baseball Operations for the New York Mets, where heaquired Sid Fernandez and Ron Darling through trades.  Hedrafted Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry.  In 1984, Loubrought his talents to Boston, trading for Bill Buckner and LeeSmith.  He was inducted into the Rhode Island Gridiron Hall ofFame in 1988, as well.