Boston University Terriers Football - Boston University Terriers Football Coaches, Myles Lane, Steve Stetson, Dan Allen, Ray Tellier (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Boston University Terriers Football Coaches, Myles Lane, Steve Stetson, Dan Allen, Ray Tellier, Chris Palmer, Tom Masella, Hal Kopp, Aldo Donelli, Sean Mcdonnell, Ed Sweeney, Larry Naviaux, Rick Taylor, Jerry Sandusky, Warren Schmakel, Pat Hanley, Paul Kemp, Percy Langdon Wendell, Charles Whelan, Hilary Mahaney, Reggie Brown, John Macdonald, John Harmon, Robert Mckelvey, Fred Barry, Dick Maloney. Excerpt: Myles J. Lane (born October 2, 1905 in Melrose, Massachusetts - died August 6, 1987 in Manhattan, New York) was a professional ice hockey player, college football player and coach, and New York Supreme Court justice. He was the last surviving member of the 1929 Stanley Cup champion Bruins. A star player at Dartmouth, Lane signed with the New York Rangers on October 1, 1928. He became only the third American-born player and the first American-trained player to join the National Hockey League. In 1928, Lane was offered by the Rangers to the Bruins for Eddie Shore and $5,000. Rangers President John Hammond believed that because Lane was such a hero in his home state, the Bruins would do anything to acquire him. According to former Rangers publicity director Stan Saplin, who got the story from Lester Patrick, the telegram Bruins' president, Charles F. Adams sent back read: GET A LIFE PRESERVER - YOU ARE MYLES FROM SHORE. The Rangers later sold his contract to the Bruins for $7,500. He was with the Bruins when they won the Stanley Cup in 1929. From 1931-1934 played for the minor league Boston Cubs of the Canadian-American Hockey League. Lane was an all-American halfback at Dartmouth College from 19251928, where he led the nation in scoring. After his playing career ended, Lane turned to coaching. In 1929 he was Dartmouth's backfield coach as w... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=20617575