{"id":44468,"date":"2012-05-15T21:09:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T02:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=44468"},"modified":"2012-05-15T21:09:53","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T02:09:53","slug":"boston-college-receives-anonymous-5-million-coaching-endowment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2012\/05\/15\/boston-college-receives-anonymous-5-million-coaching-endowment\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston College receives anonymous $5 million coaching endowment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boston College has received a $5 million gift from an anonymous donor to endow its coaching position, the school announced Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>The largest gift ever in support of a BC athletics team, the donation pays tribute to head coach Jerry York.<\/p>\n<p>The donor cited a long love for BC hockey, admiration for Jerry York and his leadership, and the commitment that BC has to student-athletes as demonstrated by its high graduation rates as the catalysts for his gift.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are most grateful and pleased to announce this magnificent commitment,&#8221; said BC director of athletics Gene DeFilippo in a statement. &#8220;The donor&#8217;s generosity honors Jerry York and the great legacy of men&#8217;s ice hockey and its coaches at the Heights and ensures that we will be able to attract great coaches long into the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The gift is also the first coaching endowment received at any Hockey East school. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am humbled and honored to lead a program where its alumni care so deeply about our commitment to excellence and developing our student-athletes as men and women for others,&#8221; added York. &#8220;This gift signals that BC hockey will continue to be competitive for years to come. 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