Boston University

Charlie Thomas attended Boston University from 1939-1942 and established himself as one of the Terriers' finest three-sport athletes. He lettered in football, basketball and baseball as a sophomore and continued his athletic prowess his junior and senior years.

On the gridiron, he was an outstanding running halfback and pass catcher. As a substitute in the first varsity game of his college career, he scored a touchdown in the waning minutes of the game to insure a Terrier victory.

The HUB, BU's yearbook, reported on his catch and run: "He caught the ball and raced along the sidelines, reversed, side-stepped and straight-armed his way over 45 yards." From then on, he was a starter.

He beat out four upperclassmen for the starting shortstop job on the baseball team as a sophomore and held that position for the remainder of his playing days at BU. Against Boston College in the 1941 season, he hit a towering home run for the game's winning run.

He was a guard on the basketball team and continually was among the top scorers. His speed, ability and determination in this and every other sport made him the outstanding athlete that he was.