Boston University: Agganis Arena - Harry Agganis statue The portrait statue of Harry Agganis by sculptor Armand LaMontagne was unveiled May 4, 2004 at Meze restaurant in Charlestown before being permanently installed outside of the Agganis Arena at Boston University on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Harry Agganis Way, formerly Gaffney Street. Aristotle George (Harry) Agganis (SED '54), "The Golden Greek" was a native of Lynn, Massachusetts and a football and baseball standout for the Boston University Terriers. After a sophomore season in 1949 in which he set a school record with fifteen touchdown passes, Harry entered the Marine Corps where he served fifteen months during the Korean War. Returning to college in 1951, he became the school's first All-American, setting the school record for 1,402 yards passing and winning the Bulger Lowe Award as New England's outstanding football player. That year, as a first baseman, he hit .322. Following his junior season, he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 1952 NFL Draft, but instead signed to play first base for the Boston Red Sox for $35,000. Following his 1953 graduation, Agganis played with AAA Louisville before making his major league debut in 1954. As a rookie, he was a standout defensive player. In his second season, he got off to a good start, hitting .313 in his first 25 games before being hospitalized with pneumonia on June 2. He rejoined the team, but fell ill again in Kansas City on June 27 and was flown back to Cambridge, where he died of a pulmonary embolism at the age of 26. Agganis was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Agganis Arena, located at 925 Commonwealth Avenue, was dedicated in 2004 and opened on January 3, 2005 when the the Boston Terriers ice hockey team defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers by a score of 2-1 on Jack Parker Rink, named after the college hockey's winningest head coach who has guided the team since 1973. Ironically, the Terriers had lost by the very same score to the same team the day before in their old arena, the legendary Walter Brown Arena. Agganis Arena is a 29,000 square foot venue with 6,300 seats that expands to over 7,2000 seats for concerts and other events. In addition to serving as the home to the Boston University Terriers ice hockey team, is hosts BU basketball games, concerts, regional athletic tournaments, trade shows and other Boston University events. The arena is part of Boston University's John Hancock Student Village, or StuVi, a $225-million, 10-acre residential and recreational complex between Buick Street and Nickerson Field on ground formerly occupied by a National Guard Armory. / VFL.Ru — надёжный и быстрый фотохостинг с 2009 года

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Название: Boston University: Agganis Arena - Harry Agganis statue The portrait statue of Harry Agganis by sculptor Armand LaMontagne was unveiled May 4, 2004 at Meze restaurant in Charlestown before being permanently installed outside of the Agganis Arena at Boston University on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Harry Agganis Way, formerly Gaffney Street. Aristotle George (Harry) Agganis (SED '54), "The Golden Greek" was a native of Lynn, Massachusetts and a football and baseball standout for the Boston University Terriers. After a sophomore season in 1949 in which he set a school record with fifteen touchdown passes, Harry entered the Marine Corps where he served fifteen months during the Korean War. Returning to college in 1951, he became the school's first All-American, setting the school record for 1,402 yards passing and winning the Bulger Lowe Award as New England's outstanding football player. That year, as a first baseman, he hit .322. Following his junior season, he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 1952 NFL Draft, but instead signed to play first base for the Boston Red Sox for $35,000. Following his 1953 graduation, Agganis played with AAA Louisville before making his major league debut in 1954. As a rookie, he was a standout defensive player. In his second season, he got off to a good start, hitting .313 in his first 25 games before being hospitalized with pneumonia on June 2. He rejoined the team, but fell ill again in Kansas City on June 27 and was flown back to Cambridge, where he died of a pulmonary embolism at the age of 26. Agganis was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Agganis Arena, located at 925 Commonwealth Avenue, was dedicated in 2004 and opened on January 3, 2005 when the the Boston Terriers ice hockey team defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers by a score of 2-1 on Jack Parker Rink, named after the college hockey's winningest head coach who has guided the team since 1973. Ironically, the Terriers had lost by the very same score to the same team the day before in their old arena, the legendary Walter Brown Arena. Agganis Arena is a 29,000 square foot venue with 6,300 seats that expands to over 7,2000 seats for concerts and other events. In addition to serving as the home to the Boston University Terriers ice hockey team, is hosts BU basketball games, concerts, regional athletic tournaments, trade shows and other Boston University events. The arena is part of Boston University's John Hancock Student Village, or StuVi, a $225-million, 10-acre residential and recreational complex between Buick Street and Nickerson Field on ground formerly occupied by a National Guard Armory.
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