Burt Beagle, the legendary official scorer for Baruch, died Monday afternoon in the Bronx after battling cancer. Beagle was in his late 70s.

Beagle's passing comes in the middle of the 2007 CUNYAC Tournament, where prior to this year, he had served as the official scorer since 1966.

Beagle had no immediate family, but received a great deal of support from the local community as well as many of the coaches and staff in Baruch's athletic department, where Beagle also served as the school's associate head baseball coach. He started the program in the fall of 1969.

"He lived and sacrificed for Baruch Athletics and local high school sports, and it wasn't until he was stricken by cancer that he actually missed a game and was unable to follow local sports scene, said Ray Rankis, associate AD and men's basketball coach. "He worked 930 straight games for the men's basketball team as an unpaid statistician, and he took great pride in Baruch athletics and the success of the graduates. Burt will be sorely missed, he is a friend, he is a true supporter, and he is irreplaceable."

Beagle carried a streak of working 930 consecutive games as a statistician for both home and road games for the Baruch Bearcats men's basketball team since 1969. That streak unfortunately came to an end Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006, in a home game against Yeshiva.

The retired accountant and former Sports Information Director was inducted March 25, 2006, to the New York State Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in Glens Falls, New York, as a contributor to the game.

Beagle, a lifelong resident of the Bronx, attended Baruch when it was the business school of the City College of New York. An accounting major, he graduated in 1956.

"Burt was a one of a kind and a great friend and colleague," said CUNYAC Executive Zak Ivkovic. "He was devoted to serving the student-athletes of CUNY, and I thank

him for his devotion. He will be missed greatly."