Albion will dedicate Richard C. Diminuco Athletic Complex on Sept. 13

Posted 20 August 2024 at 1:57 pm

Press Release, Albion Central School

Provided photo: Richard Diminuco is a Hall of Fame football coach at Albion. He led the team Section VI championships in 1979, 1981,1983 and 1987. He was inducted in the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.

ALBION – The Albion Central School District invites you to join them in celebrating the opening of the Richard C. Diminuco Athletic Complex before the Purple Eagles’ home opener on Friday, Sept. 13.

“This celebration underscores our commitment to celebrating the success of both our students and our broader Albion community,” said Mickey Edwards, district superintendent and a former player for Diminuco. “We look forward to sharing the official opening of the Richard C. Diminuco Athletic Complex with the Albion Community this fall. Once a Purple Eagle. Always a Purple Eagle.”

Named for the record-setting former Albion Athletic Director and football head coach Richard Diminuco, fondly called “Coach D” by his players, the athletic complex will encompass all of the newly turfed fields including Spierdowis Field, the multipurpose fields, soccer fields, softball fields, concession stand and Stackwick Field House.

The ceremony will take place before the game at 6:45 p.m. at Spierdowis Field located behind District Office at 324 East Ave. Gates will open at 6 p.m. and kickoff is at 7 p.m. Parking will be available next to District Office.

During his 34-year coaching tenure, Diminuco was named Coach of the Decade for the 1980s, recorded 204 wins and was selected as New York State Coach of the Year in both 1983 and 1984. In 2004, Diminuco was inducted into the Ottawa University Braves Athletic Hall of Fame and has also been inducted into the Section V and Section VI Halls of Fame. This October marks 10 years since Coach D was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.

Diminuco has lived in Albion for nearly 50 years, and started his teaching and coaching career as a Purple Eagle. In 1979, he became the Purple Eagles’ Athletic Director, leading the Varsity Football Team to New York State Section VI Champions in 1979, 1981,1983 and 1987.