Dick Quinn arrived at Williams on August 1, 1989, as a part-time SID covering the Ephs 31 varsity sports and working as the Sports Director at radio station WNAW in North Adams, MA.

Quinn entered college athletics via the Asa S. Bushnell Internship program at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) 1978-79. In the fall of 1979 he was named the Director of Information at the U.S. Sports Academy in Mobile, AL.

Quinn then moved to Marist College in the summer of 1980 where he served as the Assistant AD and Director of Facillities, while Marist was making the move from Div. II to Div. I.

In the summer of 1985 Quinn was named the Associate AD at Iona College where he served until the summer of 1989. At Iona Quinn earned a Master's degree in Communication Arts (with Honors) in 1989 before leaving to join the Williams family.

On October 9, 2009 Quinn became the first Division III Sports Information Director to be inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Inducted as a Media Member Quinn joined former Eph player Jim Frew '99, coach Dave Paulsen '87 and the Ephs' 2003 NCAA Champions at the ceremony.

Quinn is a 1973 graduate of Holy Cross College and a Williamstown native. He and his wife Kathy  live on property bordering the Williams campus and their four grown children live in the region.