1971
I
Richard M. Cashin Jr.
n his senior year at Andover, Dick Cashin’s football team went undefeated, his squash team was New England Interscholastic champion, and his lacrosse team won the New England Prep championship. The highlight of those experiences, he recalls, was his exceptional teammates. At Harvard, Cashin competed in squash and rowing, winning two national championships in each sport as well as the Bingham Award for best athlete. He earned a BA in East Asian studies and an MBA from Harvard and was inducted into the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1998. A two-time rowing Olympian, Cashin competed on six U.S. national teams. A spare in 1973, he won gold rowing six seat in the eight at the 1974 World Championships. He again rowed six seat in 1975 and in the 1976 Olympics. In 1979, he raced the pair, honing skill over his trademark power. Cashin rowed two seat in the 1980 Olympic eight, but his team
4
was unable to compete in Moscow due to the U.S. boycott. His eight went on to win the 1980 Grand Challenge Cup at The Royal Henley Regatta, beating the British (silver medalists in Moscow) and trading wins with the East Germans (gold medalists in Moscow). He raced in and often won the Head of the Charles Regatta with his 1980 boat over the next 40 years. A four-time world indoor rowing champion, Cashin is the world record holder for the 55-year-old division—and is eyeing a second world record in the 70-year-old division. Cashin worked for Citigroup and JP Morgan before founding and serving as president of One Equity Partners. Instrumental in funding Community Rowing Inc.’s Harry Parker Boathouse, he is also a major supporter of Row New York and is a long-time director and former chair of the National Rowing Foundation. A supporter of rowing at Andover and a former PA trustee, Cashin serves on numerous boards in New York City and at the American University in Cairo. He is also active in several inner-city educational initiatives.
1971 squash team: Cashin is front row, third from right. 5