Jason Antonio | ORR Athletic Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame Plaque Biography

Jason Antonio excelled on the basketball court and on football field. A 4-year varsity starter and captain of the Bulldog basketball team, Jason broke Antone Mello’s record as the school’s all-time leading scorer and was named an SCC All Star 3 times, a Standard Times All Star 3 times, and a Boston Globe All Star 3 times. On the football field, Jason played wide receiver and defensive back on the 1994 Super Bowl team. In his senior year, Jason also stepped up to the quarterback position when QB Matt Sherman broke his collarbone. Not surprisingly, Jason was voted Most Athletic by his peers. Jason went on to be the leading scorer on the UMass-Dartmouth basketball team during his junior and senior years and was selected to the All-Little East Conference first team both years. He scored well over 1,000 points during his UMD career and was chosen MVP of the 1998 Little East Conference tournament. Jason also played wide-out on the UMD football team his senior year. Jason is a high school teacher and football coach. He and his family live in Fall River.

Original Hall of Fame Plaque

Original 2015 Hall of Fame plaque for Jason Antonio

THE COMPLETE STORY

Expanded Historical Profile

Jason Antonio was a standout basketball and football player at Old Rochester Regional. A four-year varsity basketball starter and team captain, he broke Antone Mello’s existing record to become ORR’s career scoring leader. Antonio earned South Coast Conference, Standard-Times, and Boston Globe All-Star recognition three times each.

On the football field, Antonio contributed at wide receiver and defensive back for ORR’s 1994 Super Bowl team. During his senior season, he also moved to quarterback after starter Matt Sherman suffered a broken collarbone. His classmates recognized his versatility by voting him the Class of 1995’s Most Athletic student.

Antonio continued his basketball career at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where he led the team in scoring during his junior and senior seasons and received First Team All-Little East Conference honors both years. He scored more than 1,000 collegiate points, was named MVP of the 1998 Little East Conference tournament, and also played wide receiver for the UMass Dartmouth football team as a senior.

ARCHIVAL MEDIA

Photo Gallery

Historical photographs, action images, team photographs and later-life images will be assembled here as verified source material becomes available.

Complete 2015 Hall of Fame display for Jason Antonio, preserving the historical photograph alongside the induction plaque. Original photograph from the ORRAHOF archive.

INDUCTION CEREMONY

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Timestamp from the Vimeo description for the 2015 ORRAHOF Induction Banquet.

SOURCES & HISTORICAL NOTES

Documenting the record

The approved Class of 1995 yearbook portrait was standardized to the Jefferson presentation standard, with the original historical source preserved.

The Hall of Fame archive also preserves the complete 2015 display (IMG_1846.HEIC), pairing the historical photograph and induction plaque. That original display is included in the profile gallery.

October 10, 2026: plaque biography checked word for word against the original physical 2015 plaque photograph IMG_1847.HEIC. Printed wording and punctuation are preserved. Approved portrait and existing gallery retained; original files remain in the Hall archive.

The plaque’s teaching, coaching and residence descriptions are induction-era wording, not claims about current circumstances.

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