With his induction into the UMass Dartmouth Corsair Athletic Hall of Fame, Bruce Violante '65 joins a select group of only two other Hall of Famers with varsity letters in three sports. From 1961 through 1965, while competing for New Bedford Institute of Technology, Violante played soccer, basketball and baseball. In basketball, he was among the top scorers in the region, ranked among the top 20 scorers in the conference. He averaged 20 points per game throughout his career. In baseball, Violante was a standout shortstop and outstanding hitter, batting over .300 for four years. He served as captain of both the basketball and baseball teams and also played three seasons of varsity soccer as well. Violante remains active in local athletics, serving as a veteran football official in the southeastern Massachusetts area.