Cousy to be honored with statue at alma mater on Saturday

Interrupting my euphoria over last night's Game One victory, I found this message in my mailbox from Michael C. McFarland, president of the College of the Holy Cross (holycross.edu):

On Saturday morning, a life-sized bronze statue of basketball great Bob Cousy '50 --- commissioned and funded by a group of Bob Cousy's friends working with President Emeritus John E. Brooks, S.J. '49 --- will be unveiled on campus in front of the Hart Center on Saturday, June 7 at 10:30 a.m. during a brief ceremony.

The College has been supporting the work of the "Cousy Statue Committee," and we are pleased to see their work come to fruition. With this statue, Bob Cousy is recognized not only for his extraordinary basketball career at Holy Cross and with the Boston Celtics, but also for his generous and long-term commitment to the Worcester community (his adopted hometown), his efforts to integrate the NBA racially during its early years and other work for justice.

Although this ceremony may be overshadowed somewhat (what with all of the hooplah over the Finals taking place) I certainly plan on attending ... Hopefully, I'll have some photos of the event to share with all of you!