Boston College Athletics
Two Former Players to be Inducted into BC Hall of Fame
July 23, 2015 | Football
Chestnut Hill, Mass. - Former Boston College football players Doug Brzezinski and Damien Woody are two of the eight former student-athletes who will be inducted into the BC Varsity Club Hall of Fame this fall.
The honorees will be inducted in a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 9 at Conte Forum. They will also be recognized at halftime of the Eagles' football game against Wake Forest on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Along with Brzezinski, a 1998 graduate, and Woody, a 1999 graduate, are Chris Georgules `95 (track and field), Mary Guarino `00 (women's soccer), Paul Keegan `96 (men's soccer), Mike Mottau `00 (men's ice hockey), Alissa Murphy Richardson `00 (women's basketball) and Kelly McManus Souza `02 (women's ice hockey).
Brzezsinki started 46 games on the offensive line for the Eagles. A native of Livonia, Mich., Brzezinski was a two-time All-Big East first-team honoree. As a senior, Brzezinski served as a team captain and earned the Thomas F. Scanlon Award as the team's top scholar-athlete. He was a member of a line which helped the offense accumulate 4,527 total yards and aided the 1998 All-American running back Mike Cloud to rush for 1,726 yards, third most in the country. BC's offensive line tradition continued as Brzezinski was drafted in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. He played in 73 games in the NFL.
Woody was another success story of the much-heralded offensive line tradition at Boston College. A native of Beverdam, Va., Woody redshirted his first year and earned the starting position in the middle of the O-line in 1996. He was the main cog in the offensive line for four seasons. He earned All-Big East second team and helped three different running back register a combined seven 100--yard rushing games. In 1997, he was All-Big East second-team honoree as the BC offense accumulated 4,527 yards. In 1998, he started all 11 games and helped Cloud rush for over 100 yards in 10 of 11 games. Woody was the 17th overall selection by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He is currently an NFL analyst for ESPN.
