Boston College will honor Sept. 11 hero Welles Crowther with new Red Bandana uniforms for the Eagles' game towards Massachusetts on Saturday.
The Red Bandana jerseys honor Crowther, who stored severa lives as he got humans to safety as they had been stuck inside the South Tower at some point of the 9-11 attacks in New York City. He became known as The Man in the Red Bandana after someone witnessed his heroics.
Crowther performed lacrosse at Boston College and turned into an equities dealer for Sandler O’Neill and Partners.
The jerseys examine "For Welles" on the lower back with a red bandana on them.
Crowther was recognized for sporting a crimson bandana all the time, which include underneath his sports jerseys. His father gave him his first pink bandana at age 6 after Crowther had watched him wrap a comb in a single earlier than church.
“We communicate all about Welles and we communicate all about the Red Bandana Game. How ought to we no longer put on the ones jerseys on 9-11 on the 20th anniversary?” Boston College teach Jeff Hafley said. “It changed into a no brainer. We’re going to try this in honor of each single person that was laid low with Sep 11.”
Boston College will wear the uniforms towards on Nov.5 in opposition to Virginia Tech in the annual Red Bandana game, a lifestyle that began in 2014.
Contributing: The Associated Press
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