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The Eagle nickname and mascot for Boston College's teams were given by Rev. Edward McLaughlin. Fr. McLaughlin, incensed at a Boston newspaper cartoon depicting the champion BC track team as a cat licking clean a plate of its rivals, penned a passionate letter to the student newspaper, The Heights, in the newspaper's first year in 1920.
Baldwin the Eagle, an anthropomorphized bald eagle, is the mascot of the Boston College Eagles.. The nickname "Eagles" goes back to 1920 when Rev. Edward McLaughlin, unhappy at seeing a newspaper cartoon which represented Boston College as a cat after a track victory, wrote to the college newspaper The Heights: [1]
Boston College was founded through the efforts of the first Jesuit community in New England, which was established at St. Mary's Church in Boston in 1849. [16] Jesuit priest John McElroy maintained the vision for what became BC, recognizing the need for an educational institution for the Irish Catholic immigrant population. [17]
Baldwin the Eagle – mascot of the Boston College Eagles; Baldwin Jr – inflatable version of Baldwin the Eagle at Boston College; Bananas T. Bear – mascot of the Maine Black Bears; The Battling Bishop – mascot of the Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops; Baxter the Badger – mascot of the Klamath CC Badgers; Baxter the Bearcat – mascot of ...
Mike Gambino, 2000, Boston College baseball coach [100] Antonio Garay, 2002, NFL defensive tackle [101] Johnny Gaudreau, 2014, NHL forward [102] Laura Georges, 2006, French football defender [103] Nathan Gerbe, 2008, NHL forward [104] Brian Gionta, 1997, NHL and 2006 US Olympic Hockey Team right wing [105] Stephen Gionta, 2006, NHL left wing [106]
This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted.
The women rebounded with 41-point win over Vermont, topping the Catamounts 79–38. Boston College entered league play with a 12–2 record and ranked no. 19 in the country, including a stunning win against then top-10 ranked Stanford University. In BC's first-ever ACC game, the women lost in overtime to Maryland 67–64. After a rough 0–4 ...
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