Paul Rowe
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Sport:
Ice Hockey |
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Year
Graduated: 1935 |
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Year
Inducted: 1985 |
Paul Rowe earned three letters playing hockey for Dr. Wayland
Vaughn in the mid-1930's. A native of Arlington, Mass., "Rowsie"
played left wing for center Johnny Lax and right wing Russell
Smith and was one of Boston University's top three scorers
all three seasons.
Rowe led the Terriers to a 7-3 record in 1932-33. He displayed
a brand of spectacular hockey that Boston University hadn't
seen for several years. His junior year, the Terriers lost
their first seven games then won the last six, including back
to back wins over archrival Boston College. Rowe was a key
player in that stretch and he was selected to play in a post
season all-star game.
His senior year, Rowe was a co-captain and a wing on perhaps
one of the best collegiate forward lines in hockey. Rowe's
contributions came from finishing off the plays started by
Lax and Smith.
While statistics from his playing days are scarce, newspaper
articles support Rowe's induction. He was called the "best
college player in New England" and "the greatest
prospect for pro hockey ever produced in the United States."
Following graduation, Rowe played center on the U.S. National
Team at the 1936 Olympics. He scored the winning goal in three
games and tallied twice in the victory over Sweden that sent
the United States into the final. The United States won a
bronze medal in ice hockey that year.
After returning home, Rowe became a member of the Boston
Olympics Amateur Hockey club (1936-41) and was a high scoring
left wing on the team that won the 1938 National AAU championship.
