Rick Burr P’21, P’23, who came to Babson College as the Director of Sports Medicine in 2003, was promoted to the Director of Athletics Performance in the spring of 2015 and Athletic Health Care Administrator (AHCA) in 2017. In addition to his duties as the ACHA, Burr is the direct liaison with the Team Physician and the Health and Wellness department for the Athletic Department, as well as providing medical care for 22 varsity teams. Burr oversees the Performance Training Department which provides the highest level of athletic preparation for all varsity student-athletes.
A 1981 graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Burr is a Licensed Athletic Trainer by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has been a Certified Athletic Trainer since 1982. He has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist since 1996. In addition to heading up the Sports Medicine department, Burr serves as the clinical site supervisor of Lasell College Athletic Training Student Internship programs.
Burr came to Babson from nearby Brandeis University, where he spent 17 seasons as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine Services. At Brandeis, he also served as Compliance Coordinator, Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA, and was a faculty member in the Physical Education Department, In 1998, he received the University's Foxy Fulmeire Outstanding Service Award.
Prior to Brandeis, Burr spent five years as head Athletic Trainer for The Taft School in Watertown, Conn., where he also served as a dorm parent and a member of the school's Athletic Committee.
Burr, who was selected as the Athletic Trainer of the Year by the Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts in 2006 and was inducted into the Connecticut Athletic Trainer's Hall of Fame in 2010, has held a number of prominent positions in the field of sports medicine throughout his career. He served as an Athletic Trainer for the Boston Celtics during both mini-camps and the regular season from 1992-1999; he was the Assistant Medical Coordinator for Athletic Trainers at the World Cup in 1994; he served as Assistant Medical Director for Athletic Trainers at the 100th running of the Boston Marathon; and he worked as an athletic trainer for the Bay State Games from 1988-1997. Burr has also had a variety of involvement with the United States Olympic Committee, covering gymnastics at the 2001 Olympic Trials, boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games, and canoe and kayaking at the 1993 Olympic Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In addition, he has worked at the Olympic Training Centers in both Lake Placid, N.Y., and Colorado Springs, Colo., and served as an athletic trainer at the 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships. Burr is currently an Athletic Training Concussion Spotter for the National Football League.
Burr has been extremely involved in the profession of athletic training has volunteer for many committees both locally and nationally He was appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts to the Board Of Allied Health Professionals for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts This Board regulates the licenses for Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Athletic Trainers for the Commonwealth. He served as the Board's Vice Chairperson from 1997 to 2007. Burr has served on a variety of committees for the National Athletic Trainer’s Association, including Governmental Affairs Committee, Honors/Awards Committee and the Annual Symposium Proposal review committee. Currently, Burr is the Region 1 Division III representative to the Intercollegiate Council on Sports Medicine (ICSM) for the NATA and the NCAA as well as the Government Affairs committee member for the Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts (ATOM).
He earned his master's degree in Exercise Physiology from Northeastern University. He currently resides in Natick with his wife, Sarah, and their three children.
