MSUSpartans.com staff writer
EAST LANSING -- Ron Mason loved to win. At everything.
Whether it was playing hockey at St. Lawrence, coaching at Lake Superior State, Bowling Green and Michigan State, playing tennis with Bud Cooper, the Lake Superior State athletic director who gave him his start in coaching, playing golf or catching fish or even playing games with his family, he was a fierce competitor.
Mason hated losing and it drove him to be successful in most every aspect of his life.
Mason, who passed away Monday morning at the age 76, was passionate about life and the challenges it brought.