William Hogan (2014) - Varsity Club Hall of Fame

William Hogan

President of the Class of 1933, Hogan was responsible for resurrecting the sport of ice hockey at Boston College. Severe financial problems caused by the Great Depression had forced suspension of hockey in 1929.
He secured practice ice for the team at Boston Arena and recruited his Cambridge neighbor John “Snooks” Kelley to serve as coach, a position Kelley held for 36 seasons.
Teammates elected him captain in the locker room prior to the first game, an 8-6 win over Northeastern. He tied for the team scoring lead with eight points in the six games played by the Eagles in 1932-33.
After graduation, he earned a degree from Harvard Law School, was elected to the Cambridge City Council, and became vice president and legal counsel at New England Telephone Company.
He continued to serve his alma mater as secretary of the Alumni Association. His son, Bill Hogan III, was a hockey All-American and was elected to the BC Hall of Fame in 1979.