Southern New Hampshire University

A member of SNHU's men's basketball and baseball teams, Cruz was named SNHU's Male Athlete of the Year as a senior in 1968...led the basketball team to back-to-back 20-win seasons and a Greater Boston Small College Athletic Conference title in 1966...as a member of the baseball team, he guided the Penmen to back-to-back New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association championships.