Hall of Fame
Ronnie Perry graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer, (2,524 career points) and is without question one of the best student-athletes the school has ever produced.
As a freshman, his 23.0 points per game average was the best in the nation among first-year players, earning his second team All-America honors. He would also be selected second team All-America as a sophomore and junior, when he scored 21.7 and 25.0 points per game, respectively. As a senior captain in 1979-1980, Perry earned first team All-America honors while leading the Crusaders to the NCAA Tournament, the third postseason appearance in his four seasons.
In addition to being Holy Cross’ all-time leading scorer, Perry graduated as the school’s all-time leader in field goals made (922), field goals attempted (1949), free throws made (680), free throws attempted (768) and free throw percentage (.885).
A third round draft pick of the Boston Celtics in 1980, Perry also excelled for the Crusaders in baseball, and was drafted by both the Boston Red Sox (1979) and the Chicago White Sox (1980).
In addition, he was a three-time Academic All-American, won an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship in 1980 and was inducted into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1996.
