May 14, 2015
William C. Leary ’60: ‘Destiny’s team’
Counting his undergraduate years, Bill Leary ’60 & ’10Hon. has been a Friar for 59 years. As the final minutes of the TD Garden clock wound down excruciatingly slowly in the NCAA Championship game, he had his hand firmly on the shoulder of Athletic Director Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. alongside the Friars’ bench. Finally, the buzzer sounded.
“This, for me, was the highlight,” he said. “It was a fabulous moment. Unforgettable. It was great to be a part of it.”
A longtime athletics supporter, a trustee, and so much more to his alma mater, Leary started thinking championship after seeing the Friars storm through the NCAA East Regional Tournament.
“They seemed to be destiny’s team,” he said.
