Boston University

TOP ATHLETES TO PLAY AT BRAVES/NICKERSON FIELD

BASEBALL

Countless Baseball Hall of Famers played at Braves Field from 1915 to 1952 including the following greats:

Babe Ruth

Cy Young

Ty Cobb

Honus Wagner

Walter Johnson

Rogers Hornsby

Tris Speaker

Christy Mathewson

Grover Cleveland Alexander

Lefty Grove

Lou Gehrig

Joe Cronin

Ted Williams

Jimmy Foxx

Leo Durocher

Joe DiMaggio

Stan Musial

Warren Spahn

Jackie Robinson

Willie Mays

BU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAMERS

A list of Boston University Hall of Famers who played on Nickerson Field. Several other BU greats who did not have the opportunity to play on Braves or Nickerson Field include legends Harry Agganis and Mickey Cochrane. BU played all its football games at Fenway Park during Agganis' career and BU baseball played its home games at the old Nickerson Field located in Weston, Mass. from 1928 to 1955.

FOOTBALL

Bill Brooks '86

William W. Budness '65

George Byrd '64

Robert Dougherty '95

Suren 'Jay' Donabedian '69

Gregg Drew '82

Paul Farren '85

Marc Fauci '94

Chris Helon '95

Carnell Henderson '95

Jay Hillman '92

Pat Hughes '70

Jim Jensen '81

Jim Kenney '59

Paul Lewis '85

Chris Lindstrom '82

David Lindstrom '77

Lou Lovely '57

Andre Maksimow '95

Robert Minihane '61

Mal Najarian '80

Peter Perreault '62

Gene Prebola '60

Bob Speight '83

Bruce Taylor '70

Joseph Terrasi '55


FIELD HOCKEY
 

Jessica Alcorta '00

Michele Barnard '96

Lisa Barone '92

Patrice Schena Cachat '91

Alison Caito '88

Terry Geldart '86

Leonie Kortenhorst Giles '97

Lori Heywood Hand '92

Chris LaPointe '94

Sally Maxwell '90

Vera Schoenfeld '96

Kimberly Kos Southall '98


MEN'S SOCCER
 

Nick Bone '98

Mike Emenalo '89

George Karalexis '66

Ben Okaroh '88

Francis Okaroh '87

Jose Vidal '84

Steve Walker '94

WOMEN'S LACROSSE

                               
Alyssa Trudel '05

Christine Fleming '84

Chrissy Lombard '01

Sarah Dalton '09

WOMEN'S SOCCER

 Deidre Enos '00

 

FOOTBALL

Red Grange (NFL)

Jim Brown (NCAA)

George Blanda (AFL)

Ernie Davis (NCAA)

Herschel Walker (USFL)

Jack Kemp (AFL)

Len Dawson (AFL)

Kurt Warner (NCAA)

Rich Gannon (NCAA)

Craig James (USFL)

Scott Norwood (USFL)

Sam Mills (USFL)

Anthony Carter (USFL)

Frank Minnifield (USFL)

Gino Cappelletti (AFL)

Nick Buoniconti (AFL)
 

Briana Scurry (WUSA)