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![The Golden Greek in bronze: Arnold LaMontagne’s bronze statue of standout BU athlete, Red Sox first baseman, and community hero Harry Agganis (SED’54), the “Golden Greek,” was unveiled at a May 4 reception hosted by BU’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the Agganis family. The statue will be the centerpiece of the Harry Agganis Sports and Entertainment Arena, which will open in January 2005. Agganis, a Lynn, Mass., native, who starred as quarterback and first baseman at BU, was batting .313 for the Red Sox when he died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism in 1955, at age 26. “[Nearly] 50 years beyond his death, we still sing the praises of our Golden Greek,” said BU President Emeritus John Silber. The event kicked off BU’s fundraising efforts to establish a scholarship in honor of Agganis. Pictured (left to right) are Harry’s great-nephew Greg Agganis, his nephew Michael Agganis, and his brother Phil Agganis. Photo by AP/Elise Amendola](photos/agganis.jpg)
The Golden Greek in bronze: Arnold LaMontagne’s bronze statue of standout BU athlete, Red Sox first baseman, and community hero Harry Agganis (SED’54), the “Golden Greek,” was unveiled at a May 4 reception hosted by BU’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the Agganis family. The statue will be the centerpiece of the Harry Agganis Sports and Entertainment Arena, which will open in January 2005. Agganis, a Lynn, Mass., native, who starred as quarterback and first baseman at BU, was batting .313 for the Red Sox when he died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism in 1955, at age 26. “[Nearly] 50 years beyond his death, we still sing the praises of our Golden Greek,” said BU President Emeritus John Silber. The event kicked off BU’s fundraising efforts to establish a scholarship in honor of Agganis. Pictured (left to right) are Harry’s great-nephew Greg Agganis, his nephew Michael Agganis, and his brother Phil Agganis. Photo by AP/Elise Amendola
13 May 2004
Boston University
Office of University Relations