the North Shore, including Lynn. Scholarships are awarded for academic and athletic achievement. The Foundation was started in 1955 by the Boston Red Sox and owner Thomas A. Yawkey, the (Lynn) Daily Item newspaper and Harold O. Zimman, a mentor of Agganis for whom the football field at Tufts University is named. See also Boston University athletics List of baseball players who died during their careers References External links 1929 births 1955 deaths American football quarterbacks Major League Baseball first basemen Boston Red Sox players Boston University Terriers baseball players Boston University Terriers football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Lynn, Massachusetts Baseball players from Boston Players of American football from Boston American people of Greek descent Infectious disease deaths in Massachusetts Deaths from pneumonia in Massachusetts Deaths from pulmonary embolism United States Marines