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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.
Boston College (BC) is a private Catholic Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, the university has more than 15,000 total students. [9] The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees through its eight colleges and schools.
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]
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]
The regular season ended on a sour note for Boston College as NC State and Florida State handed BC two more losses on February 24 and February 26 respectively, closing the regular season with four straight losses for the Eagles. The Boston College women stand at 19–11 overall (6–8 ACC) and are No. 25 in the coaches' poll as of March 7.
Boston College Eagles Softball is in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is a Division I program. Their mascot is an American eagle. Boston College in the NCAA Tournament
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