Bernie Teliszewski '57 - A hard-hitting outfielder and hard-charging football back, he was the epitome of the "scholar-athlete" during his storied career at the Heights. - Captain of Boston College baseball as a senior, he was MVP of the Greater Boston League with a .444 batting average and led the GBL in home runs and runs batted in. - A three-year baseball starter, he posted an impressive .315 career batting average. - In football, he was the Eagles' starting running back for three seasons and scored nine career touchdowns, most of them on powerful rushes into the heart of the opposing defense. - Named winner of the prestigious Thomas F. Scanlan Memorial Award as BC football's top scholar-athlete and was elected to membership in the Cross and Crown Honor Society, one of the University's highest academic honors. - Inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 2011. |
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