Richard Fink was an All-High 1st and 2nd team selection in baseball in 1972 and 1973. Hitting .565 in his senior season, Fink won the “Fred Braun Award” in 1973 recognizing him as Bennett’s male athlete of the year. Fink played Little League baseball at Shoshone Park and was inducted into the Hertel North Park Hall Of Fame in 1973. Playing the highest level of amateur baseball in WNY for 33 years, he played MUNY AAA for Mickey Rats, Travelers and Amherst in the Suburban League before retiring in 1997. Fink was captain of all three teams. Playing the last eight years for Amherst, Fink’s teams won the WNY championship 6 times. during this time he was the Kiwanis Tournament MVP in 1989 and the Amherst MVP in 1992 and 1995. His career culminated in 2007 when Fink was inducted into the WNY Baseball Hall Of Fame.
Fink also played hockey for Bennett in the inaugural season of the Explorer Hockey League. He was an All-Star selection and scored the overtime goal against Canisius H.S. that propelled Bennett into the playoff semifinals.
Scholastically, Fink maintained a grade average of 94 during his four years at Bennett, never missing an honor roll. He was also a member of the National Honor Society. Fink graduated from the University of Buffalo School of Management, on the Dean’s List with Distinction. Richard Fink resides in Getzville with his wife Karen and is still active playing basketball three times a week in some of Buffalo;s best amateur leagues.