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Thomas J. Hourihan was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his achievements in the sport of football.
Hourihan earned three varsity football letters from 1953-55. In 1952, he was captain of the freshman football team. As an offensive end, Hourihan led his four Northeastern teams in pass receptions. In his junior year, he caught a Dick Carter pass against Rhode Island and went 95 yards for a touchdown. The touchdown gave Northeastern a 13-13 opening game tie. The team went on to a 4-1-1 record. The 95-yard reception was the longest in the NCAA that season and set a Northeastern record that has lasted for over 40 years. On defense, he played at end and was annually the team leader in tackles. Hourihan was selected All New England and Little All America in both his junior and senior seasons. In those two seasons he also was voted to all but one All Opponent team.
At Brookline High School, he earned two baseball letters, two basketball and three football, plus All Scholastic honors in football. In the U.S. Navy he rose to the rank of captain and was selected for the All Navy football team.
He graduated from Boston University in 1965 with an MBA degree and has lectured at Northeastern, Boston College, Clark, Worcester State and Harvard.
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