Who Was Number 26?

Will Blackmon 鈥�06

Football
An extraordinary kickoff returner and fine receiver, Blackmon set the BC records for career and single-season kickoff return yards, and had the 7th-highest number of receptions in a season.

Mary Dietz 鈥�00

Softball
Dietz was a dominant pitcher who threw the 1st no-hitter in Big East Tournament history, led BC to its 1st championship in the tournament, and was a 3-time All-Big East selection.

Bob Dirks 鈥�09

Field Hockey
Dirks established BC career records for both goals and points, was a 3-time first-team All-American, and won the ACC Offensive Player of the Year award in her junior season.

Art Donovan 鈥�50

Football
A powerful offensive and defensive tackle at BC, Donovan became a decorated defensive lineman for the NFL鈥檚 Baltimore Colts, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Mike Holovak 鈥�43

Football
An All-American fullback, Holovak carried the ball 10 times in the 1943 Orange Bowl for a staggering 158 yards. He would go on to coach the BC football team before becoming an NFL executive.

Brian Leetch 鈥�87

Hockey
Had he played more than 1 year at BC, Leetch would likely have made the list of 25. In his short time with the 艾可直播, he was named to the All-America and All-Hockey East teams.

Sean McGowan 鈥�99

Baseball
An All-American, McGowan set BC鈥檚 career and single-season records for home runs and RBIs, and posted the highest single-season batting average in school history, .402

Kristen Mewis 鈥�13

Soccer
Mewis, a Hermann Trophy semifinalist, was just the 2nd BC women鈥檚 player to score 16 goals in a season, and she graduated as the school鈥檚 all-time leading scorer.

Joe Mullen 鈥�79

Hockey
Mullen was an All-American who graduated as the leading scorer in BC history, then went on to become one of the greatest American-born players to ever skate in the NHL.

Holly Porter 鈥�97

Basketball
Porter was an All-Big East competitor who finished as BC鈥檚 all-time leader in rebounds, while averaging 18.1 points per game and leading the team in steals 3 times.

Tim Sheehy 鈥�70

Hockey
A 2-time All-American, Sheehy led BC in scoring each year he played, and graduated as the school鈥檚 career scoring leader.

Kelli Stack 鈥�11

Hockey
Stack, who twice led the conference in scoring, was named Hockey East Player of the Year 3 times, and was BC鈥檚 1st Patty Kazmaier Award finalist.

Ernie Stautner 鈥�50

Football
Stautner dominated at BC as a 2-way tackle, who also kicked extra points, before embarking on a Hall of Fame NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.