Hall of Fame
Robert Back was a four-year student-athlete at D&E, competing in both baseball and men's basketball from 1956-59. A leader on the basketball court, Back served as co-captain of the 1959 Senators team, which put together one of the most successful tournament runs in D&E basketball history.
Ranked ninth in the conference entering the 1959 tournament, the Senators defeated Fairmont by 13 points in the opening round before upsetting Morris Harvey by two points in the second round. D&E then defeated fourth-seeded Bluefield State by 10 points in the semifinals before falling to West Virginia Wesleyan in the conference championship game.
Back also played four years of baseball from 1956-59. Beyond athletics, he was active in campus life, holding class offices and serving as vice president of his fraternity. His time at D&E was marked by leadership both on the court and across campus, highlighted by his role as co-captain of a 1959 basketball team that helped establish one of the strongest seasons in the program's history during that era.
