Beverly's George Jacobson Inducted Into Salem State Hall Of Fame

BEVERLY, MA — Beverly's George Jacobson was inducted into the Salem State University Athletic Hall of Fame for his contributions as a coach on the links with the 1972 golf team.

The team was also inducted as a whole based on its tremendous season in which the Vikings qualified for the NCAA Championships, earned a place in the St. Andrew's Invitational in Scotland and finished 10-0 in winning the MASCAC championship.

Jacobson coached the Vikings to their first conference championship at the event held at Essex Country Club as they claimed the District 32 championship. SSU won the New England State College Athletic championship in Orleans, Vermont and advanced to the NCAA Championships where they finished 16th out of 33 teams in the combined Division II and Division III event.

The team was invited to the St. Andrews Invitational in Scotland where 10 college teams from across three divisions from the United States competed in the Palmer Cup against 10 teams from Great Britain. Salem State was sixth overall, which included the top team score on the first day.

"Each inductee this year represents the finest of athletic history at Salem State," Salem State University Athletic Director Noelle Wood said of the 2022 inductees. "Their accomplishments on the field, in the classroom and in service have been transformative. They have contributed with integrity, sportsmanship and most importantly, great character to the history of the university."

In addition to Jacobson, the Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022 included Rachael Carter '17 (women's basketball), Richard Fecteau '16 (baseball), Victoria Hernandez-Bailey '93
(women's soccer), Thomas Livingston, of Danvers, '72 (men's ice hockey), Gary Scanlon '97 (men's golf), and the 1972 men's golf team.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)