<p>Can you name the year that Holy Cross was the best 1AA football team in the Nation? They finished first in the National polls; the Sporting News declared them National Champions, Head Coach Mark Duffner was named the Eddie Robinson Award National Coach of the Year and Holy Cross dominated every team they played.</p>
<p>Holy Cross was ranked first in the 1987 Final NCAA football Poll.</p>
<p>Baseball great Ted Williams played in a game at Fitton Field, Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts on April 14, 1939. According to popular historical information, the occasion was a pre-season exhibition game which turned out to be rookie Williams first day in a Boston Red Sox uniform in the team's home territory. In his first time at bat, Ted Williams belted in a Grandslam homerun, driving in three famous team mates and future hall of famers Jimmie Foxx, Bobby Doerr and Joe Cronin.</p>
<p>Can you name the Holy Cross graduate who was an All-American at Holy Cross and an All-Pro with the Chicago Bears, where he led the National Football League in yardage in 1939. He played in the NFL championship game.</p>
<p>William T. Osmanski. He is now a dentist in Chicago.</p>
<p>How many NFL Players have attended Holy Cross?</p>
<p>76</p>
<p>Complete list here: NFL</a> Players who Attended Holy Cross College - databaseFootball.com</p>
<p>Which former Holy Cross football player was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1975?</p>
<p>George L. Connor, considered one of the NFL’s greatest two-way players, was a college and professional football star, Mr. Connor was selected to All-Pro teams on both offense and defense in 1952 and 1953. Drafted by the former Boston Yanks professional football team, he played eight seasons with the Chicago Bears as a linebacker. Mr. Connor was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1975. At Holy Cross, he won All-America honors during his second year; he was also named the outstanding football player in New England. In 1946, Mr. Connor was the winner of the first Outland Trophy awarded to the nation’s top lineman.</p>
<p>Holy Cross has the distinction of recording three recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Prominent among them was Father Joseph T. O’Callahan, professor of mathematics and physics, who was cited for his heroism aboard the USS Franklin. Father Joe was the first Jesuit to be commissioned as a Navy chaplain in World War II and the first chaplain to receive the Medal of Honor. Marine First Lieutenant John V. Power (HC ‘41) was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Pacific theater in World War II. Navy Captain Thomas G. Kelley (HC ‘60) was awarded the medal for heroism in the Vietnam War. There are also four recipients of the Navy Cross and 18 recipients of the Silver Star who were commissioned through the NROTC program at Holy Cross.</p>
<p>Can you name the Holy Cross graduate and golf team player who won the United States Amateur Championship twice and the British Amateur Championship once? He was also a member of three winning Walker Cup teams.</p>
<p>William P. Turnesa, class of 1938.</p>
<p>Willie is widely considered the best amateur in golfing history after Bobby Jones.</p>
<p>Which HC graduate was selected for induction into the PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame in September 2005?</p>
<p>R. Paul Harney, class of 1952</p>
<p>His accomplishments include winning seven PGA Tour tournaments between 1954 and 1972; finishing in the top 10 in six Masters; and winning five Massachusetts Opens. In 1974, Harney was heralded as "PGA Golf Professional of the Year." In 1996, he became the first inductee into the New England Hall of Fame (he won all five Massachusetts Opens he entered).</p>
<p>How many Division 1 Varsity Sports does Holy Cross sponsor?</p>
<p>Holy Cross sponsors 25 varsity sports; all but one of which compete at the NCAA Division I level (I-AA for football). The Crusaders are members of the Patriot League, the Atlantic Hockey Association, the Division III Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference in women's hockey, and the Big South Conference in women's golf. Of its 25 varsity teams, Holy Cross supports twelve men's and thirteen women's sports. The carrying of 25 varsity programs gives Holy Cross the largest ratio of teams-per-enrollment in the country. Over 25% of the student body are varsity athletes.</p>
<p>Can you name the Holy Cross graduate who currently plays in the NHL?</p>
<p>Patrick Rissmiller is an NHL hockey player for the San Jose Sharks. He attended Holy Cross for four years and went undrafted in the NHL draft and was considered a long shot. He then signed with the San Jose Sharks and is in their starting lineup playing 79 of the 82 games in the 2006-2007 season, including all playoff games.</p>
<p>The baseball team of Holy Cross remains the only team from the northeastern part of the United States to have won The College World Series.</p>
<p>Holy Cross has one of the most storied programs in the history of any New England collegiate baseball team. In its 118 years, the Holy Cross baseball program has produced more than 1,600 wins, 121 Major League players and 81 Holy Cross Hall of Famers. The program has also been a part of 11 NCAA Tournaments, four ECAC Tournaments and two Patriot League Tournaments. In addition, Holy Cross has won 11 Eastern Intercollegiate Championships, one MAAC Championship, one New England Championship and one National Championship.</p>