In his role as head baseball coach at Suffolk, George Doucet was a colorful, tobacco-chawing, spirited  character, almost as entertaining as the action on the field. He knew how to motivate others, usually with a memorable one-liner, like “Stop standing around, you’re killing the grass.”

During his 14 seasons patrolling the sidelines for the Rams, Doucet compiled an overall record of 102–76, including five consecutive winning seasons. He achieved all of this without a home field on which to practice or play games.

Perhaps his greatest victory was a stunning 8–7 triumph over Boston College in 1960, shortly before the Eagles played in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Suffolk scored four times in the eighth inning to break a 4–4 tie, and BC came back with three runs in its half of the inning, but the Rams held on for the win.

Doucet played basketball and baseball for Revere High School. He was a good enough left-handed  pitcher to sign a minor league contract with the old Philadelphia Athletics. Due to an arm injury his career was cut short four years later.

At that time, Doucet, who received his undergraduate degree from Suffolk in 1959 and his master’s  degree in 1962, was asked to coach the Rams’ baseball team. He accepted the job and enjoyed a successful career before retiring in 1972 to devote more time to his teaching duties at Revere High.

While at Suffolk, he was assistant coach of the men’s basketball team during various intervals. Doucet, whose knowledge of baseball was unmatched, always preached the importance of academics and  discipline to his players. He had the respect of his student-athletes and taught them about team work and sportsmanship—values that have remained with them to this day.

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