E.O. Smith Hall of Fame, 2015 Inductee
Ron Pires - Coach 1980 - Present
Basketball - Boys Varsity
After a Hall of Fame career as a basketball player at both Norwich Free Academy and Eastern Connecticut State College, Ron Pires brought his remarkable teaching ability and a steady hand to E.O. Smith in 1980. Over the next 35 years, Coach Pires guided the boys basketball team to 514 wins, including seven 20-win seasons and a 66-game home league winning streak from 1990 to 1995. His teams qualified for 29 state tournaments, won 10 conference championships and six conference tournament titles, and reached two Class L state finals. Pires was named Connecticut High School Boys Basketball Coach of the Year in 2015. He also enjoyed a long career as a beloved teacher at the Helen Baldwin School in Canterbury.
Basketball - Boys Varsity
After a Hall of Fame career as a basketball player at both Norwich Free Academy and Eastern Connecticut State College, Ron Pires brought his remarkable teaching ability and a steady hand to E.O. Smith in 1980. Over the next 35 years, Coach Pires guided the boys basketball team to 514 wins, including seven 20-win seasons and a 66-game home league winning streak from 1990 to 1995. His teams qualified for 29 state tournaments, won 10 conference championships and six conference tournament titles, and reached two Class L state finals. Pires was named Connecticut High School Boys Basketball Coach of the Year in 2015. He also enjoyed a long career as a beloved teacher at the Helen Baldwin School in Canterbury.
