Independents, in the PONY League. From 1951 to 1956, he was head basketball coach at Middlebury College, compiling a record of 60–49 in five seasons. In 1956, Lupien was hired as the Dartmouth Big Green baseball coach. He spent 21 seasons at Dartmouth College and guided his teams to 313 wins, 305 losses and three ties, winning the Eastern Baseball Intercollegiate League championship four times (1963, 1967, 1969–70). His 1970 team advanced to the College World Series at Omaha, Nebraska where it finished fifth. That team had a 24–10 record that included a 21-game win streak. He was also the Dartmouth freshman basketball coach from 1956 to 1968. Personal life and legacy Lupien retired from coaching in 1977, but continued to work for many years as a stockbroker with various firms in New England. He died in Norwich, Vermont, at 87 years of age. He was married to Natalie Nichols, and later to Mildred Robinson. His grandson is professional wrestler and actor John Cena, with whom he shared a birthday. Lupien was recognized for decades as a great teacher and mentor. He was also an outspoken observer of labor relations in professional baseball. In 1980 he collaborated with writer Lee Lowenfish to author The Imperfect Diamond, a book that remains a definitive text on baseball labor from the introduction of the reserve clause in 1879 to the litigation in the 1970s that led to free agency. References External links 1917 births 2004 deaths People from Chelmsford, Massachusetts American men's basketball players Baseball players from Massachusetts Basketball coaches from Massachusetts Basketball players from Massachusetts Boston Red Sox players Chicago White Sox players College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Dartmouth Big Green baseball coaches Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball coaches Harvard Crimson baseball players Harvard Crimson men's basketball players American people of French-Canadian descent Major League Baseball first basemen Middlebury Panthers men's basketball coaches Philadelphia Phillies players Pacific Coast League MVP award winners Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts Loomis Chaffee School alumni