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Post by thecrossisback on Apr 20, 2021 7:49:07 GMT -5
As he is dying, he asks to see if Holy Cross won. That really stuck out to me. Read that to the team before they take the field on Saturday.
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Post by Tom on Apr 20, 2021 8:08:34 GMT -5
Tom, That is more than local legend. He actually did just that for some time. Many legends are at least partially based in fact
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Apr 20, 2021 11:22:16 GMT -5
"So nice to you have you with us HERE, on Holy Cross basketball"
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Apr 20, 2021 12:11:13 GMT -5
Bob almost single handedly kept HC sports on the air. Local legend has it that he peddled the ads and then went to local radio stations to find someone to air the games fixed it
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Post by hc87 on Apr 20, 2021 15:55:33 GMT -5
"On the banks of the Hudson....."
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Apr 21, 2021 15:15:05 GMT -5
If anyone wishes to send a card to Bob's family this is his daughter:
Liz Fouracre 20 Madison Rd. Northboro, MA 01532
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Post by Sader Fan on Apr 21, 2021 17:12:47 GMT -5
He would often say “today’s game is emanating from high atop mount St. James”
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Post by Sader Fan on Apr 21, 2021 17:29:03 GMT -5
I thought Bob used to say he went to Emerson College. Not mentioned in his obituary.
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 21, 2021 18:01:53 GMT -5
I thought Bob used to say he went to Emerson College. Not mentioned in his obituary. The Cambridge School of Broadcasting was renamed Graham Jr. College and was located in Kenmore Square in Boston. One of the buildings is now the Hotel Buckminster. In 1977 it went bankrupt and the academic programs were transferred to Mt. Ida college which folded last year. Wikipedia doesn't mention it but I bet the strong broadcasting program was acquired by Emerson College as Emerson is in that kind of education and I never heard of a broadcasting program at Mt. Ida. Bob is listed as one of the notable alumni of Cambridge School of Broadcasting/Graham Jr. College along with the late comedian Andy Kaufman.
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Post by crusader12 on Apr 22, 2021 19:34:43 GMT -5
I have not seen an official obituary in the T&G.
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Post by crusader1970 on Apr 22, 2021 21:42:49 GMT -5
After a short put back basket he would say “And that one was finger lickin good.”
One other memory was his post game radio interviews with Jave Meade. The two had a terrific rapport and a good part of the interview was taken up with the two laughing as Bob would kid Jave about a particular play and Jave would just laugh and come back at him with a cute comment.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Apr 23, 2021 7:05:26 GMT -5
A candlepin bowling strike was "the home run ball!"
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Post by timholycross on Apr 23, 2021 17:38:47 GMT -5
Remember the weekly Holy Cross Football Show on TV 27?
It used to be Bob, Coach Duff and 2 or 3 different players each week.
One week, after maybe 10-15 minutes of the show, it was clear that one of the players had a bad case of stage fright, wasn't contributing a lick to the show.
Bob broke the ice by asking the kid what he thought about the weather on game days so far that season!
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Post by HCFC45 on Apr 24, 2021 7:44:20 GMT -5
I got to know Bob back in the late 1960’s when I began teaching mathematics at Algonquin Regional High School and coaching Freshman Basketball. I can vividly remember all the stories he told about the stunts and jokes he and his friends pulled while in school. We certainly had many laughs together. I will never forget the good times we shared at the Holy Cross basketball games and all that he did to get ads to keep Cross Sports on the air, both TV and radio. He stepped up and did the heavy lifting when no one else would. Thank you for all you did for sports and in particular for Holy Cross! Also, we have very clear and wonderful memories of Bob and Togo telling stories at the Annual Golf Outings at Blackstone National Country Club. Those were the best of times! If I may there is one "line/saying" that Bob used that I don't think has been previously mentioned.... it has to do with basketball player Michael Vincens following a great move on the court (paraphrasing as best I can): "Like dancing through the streets on a Saturday night in Ponce, Puerto Rico"! May you rest in peace my friend! Bob's obituary can be found here in today's Worcester Telegram: www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/telegram/name/robert-fouracre-obituary?pid=198418131
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Post by timholycross on Apr 25, 2021 20:07:42 GMT -5
I remember that line too, HCFC45. Whatever it was, exactly, I laughed my ass off when he said it!
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Post by timholycross on May 4, 2021 13:05:52 GMT -5
I remembered another one Bob liked to use in football.
HC would be faced w/4th down in a big spot or some other critical situation where the coaching staff had to make a tough decision: "You can talk about it around the water cooler at work on Monday morning, but Coach xxxxx has to make the call now".
Of course, sadly; when the program dipped and fell out of the limelight, I often thought "just who at work on Monday morning is talking about Holy Cross football?"
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Jun 29, 2021 18:16:52 GMT -5
A celebration of Bob Fouracre's life will take place Sunday July 25th at 1PM at the American Legion Hall in Northboro, MA; 402 W Main Street. All are welcome.
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Post by DiMarz on Jun 30, 2021 20:30:40 GMT -5
Bob was a candlepin bowler, at one time at Junior Sawer's bowling alleys in Northboro..My Father, Mike, was in the same league as was his cousin Mike DiMarzio..I remember a game at HC years ago when I took my Dad to the game, Bob spotted my Dad, came over and had to say hi to one of the "Mike twins" ......Many years later, I mentioned my Dad to Bob, he looked me in the eye and said "You are the son of one of the Mike twins". I was amazed he remembered!
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Post by longsuffering on Jun 30, 2021 21:34:01 GMT -5
Bob was a candlepin bowler, at one time at Junior Sawer's bowling alleys in Northboro..My Father, Mike, was in the same league as was his cousin Mike DiMarzio..I remember a game at HC years ago when I took my Dad to the game, Bob spotted my Dad, came over and had to say hi to one of the "Mike twins" ......Many years later, I mentioned my Dad to Bob, he looked me in the eye and said "You are the son of one of the Mike twins". I was amazed he remembered! Great story. Speaking of Mics, it made me think of the Boston Celtics raising a retired number banner with Johnny Most's microphone on it during his retirement night. I think a spot in the Hart and/or Fitton Field to memorialize Bob Fouracre with a small banner with his name, years of service to HC and a microphone on it would be nice. Maybe they will do something like a placque in the press box at Fitton or something.
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Post by timholycross on Jul 2, 2021 8:26:55 GMT -5
How about The Robert Fouracre Press Box?
But it should be new, not the embarrassment that the present one is.
I know, years away and that would diminish the honor.
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Post by HCFC45 on Jul 6, 2021 23:12:03 GMT -5
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