Scott says that “ He has always been fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time, and with the right people.” In the late 70’s Scott was All Berkshire County and All WMASS as a track and cross country runner for Mt. Greylock High School, the WMASS Div. II champion. Then he was onto St. Anselm College where he was All Conference before starting his teaching and coaching career at Oliver Ames here in MA. ……And then back to the Berkshires for 10 years at Taconic, where his boys team won 4 WMASS Div.I crowns and had 4 All State top 4 finishes. Then in 1998, he finally returned to his alma-mater Mt. Greylock and coached with MSTCA Hall of Famer Larry Bell and current COY Brian Gill. In his 17 years as XC coach, Greylock has qualified for the state meet an amazing 16 times, including a WMASS record 9 straight team titles and an incredible record of 215-12 ! With seven top 4 All State finishes, Scott is the winningest boys coach in WMASS history and his 23 year record is 288-23, with a 55 meet win streak. Coach Burdick retired from his 35 year teaching and coaching career in 2018. He stated that the two highlights of his life have been his 26 year marriage to his, “very understanding” wife Laurie and the “incomparable pleasure” of coaching his son Benjamin. He thanks all the dedicated coaches and athletes he has worked with and is proud to call them “friend” along his journey.
Class: 2021 Inducted: 2021