Harry Agganis was a too good to be true athlete! As the finest high school athlete to ever come out of New England, he had a reputation that extended nationally and well beyond the borders of his hometown of Lynn, Massachusetts. Harry had classical form and an almost surreal talent that made him a natural. Harry Agganis was the force leading the Boston University football team to national prominence. But baseball was his game. Despite being the Cleveland Browns' first round draft choice in the 1952 NFL draft, Harry signed with his hometown Boston Red Sox so he could be close to his widowed mother. The Red Sox were in the thick of the Ted Williams era and Harry was emerging as a star. A humble, modest, handsome hero, he was adored by the Greek community and held in awe by anyone in his presence. As one friend said,