Raymond Law
Graduating class: 1933
Inducted into Hall of Fame: 2023
Hall of Fame Category: Athlete
Raymond “Ray” Law graduated from Fairhaven High School in 1933 where he was a three-sport standout in football (two seasons), basketball (three seasons), and baseball (two seasons). In football he was an offensive end and was named to the All-Bristol County Second Team as a senior. In baseball he was the team’s starting catcher for two seasons. But his best sport was basketball where he was an All-Bristol County First Team selection in both his junior and senior seasons. He capped off his schoolboy athletic career by winning the cherished Sparrow Cup as the school’s top all-around senior athlete.
Dubbed the “ultimate team player”, Law lived up to that reputation at the start of his senior year and final basketball season. After leading the Bristol County League in scoring as a junior forward in the 1931-32 campaign, Law was asked to make the switch to guard in an attempt to make the team stronger. With his title changed to “floor leader,” the County’s defending scoring champion was asked to shift his focus, and he succeeded in leading his team to the best record in recent school history, and at 15-2, the best record among the seven schools in Bristol County which also included New Bedford (8-7), Holy Family (7-7), Dartmouth (4-7) and Taunton (2-12).
Although no team from Bristol County was invited to compete in the 1932-33 MIT Tournament, Ray Law was hailed as one of the top players in Southeastern Massachusetts. Despite the change of positions, Ray led his team in scoring for the third consecutive season, finished second in the Bristol County League and ranked among the leader in assists and steals.