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Football
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1974
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Mel Briggs '74
- A lightning-quick and sure-handed wide receiver, he set a
Boston College football record at the time of his graduation
with 88 career catches in three varsity seasons.
- The first Eagle pass-receiver to score two touchdowns of
more than 80-yards in length, he was on the receiving end of
10 TD passes in his BC career.
- After graduation, he played for the NFL's Detroit Lions
before returning to Alma Mater as a graduate assistant
football coach for two seasons.
- Inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall
of Fame in 1996.
