Edward Charles McCarty was elected to the Hall of Fame for his accomplishments in the sports of ice hockey and baseball.
McCarty was a three-time Greater Boston League selection as a fluid left-handed pitcher for Coach John "Tinker" Connelly and a crafty playmaker and tenacious forechecker on the wing for hockey coach Jimmy Bell in the late 1960's. Whether skating the wing or taking the mound at Parsons, McCarty had a penchant for producing in the big moments. On the way to the College World Series in 1966, McCarty went the distance in a 5-4 first round victory over Colby at Fenway, as he helped his own cause by scoring the tying run in the seventh inning. As a junior in 1967, he fired a no-hitter against Boston University, and would lose a total of three no-hitters in the ninth inning. His aggregate mound numbers jumped to 14-9, 2.65 earned run average, with 142 career strikeouts. As a senior, he lost another no-hitter, this time with two outs in the ninth versus Tufts.
On the ice, he made an immediate impact, scoring over 30 points as a sophomore, and helping Northeastern clinch a spot in the ECAC Tournament. In the winter of 1967, McCarty scored the tying goal against Boston College in the first round of the Beanpot, as the Huskies went on to gain the championship final berth for just the second time. During his senior hockey season of 1967-68, he turned the hat trick against Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H., after driving directly to the faceoff that night from his co-op job with the Accounting Firm Ernst and Ernst while on assignment in Springfield, Mass.
Always, McCarty credits Co-op as his professional business springboard. He became a success as a CPA, first at Ernst and Ernst, and eventually into his own practice in Winchester.
