Article on Brian Kelly Stadium
Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly, an Assumption U. grad, has name attached to alma mater's stadium
Jennifer Toland | Telegram & Gazette
2 hours ago
WORCESTER - Assumption University has named its sports stadium after 1983 graduate Brian Kelly, the football coach at the University of Notre Dame.
The facility will carry the name Brian Kelly '83 Stadium.
Kelly was a member of the football team at Assumption, playing linebacker, and later joined the coaching staff. He also coached the women's softball team.
A series of coaching jobs at other colleges led to his hiring at Notre Dame in 2009.
In conjunction with the stadium naming, the university announced that Kelly has pledged a $1 million matching grant, hoping to spur donations from fellow alumni. Kelly agreed to donate the money if it can be matched by separate contributions to the school. More than $700,000 has been raised, the school said.
The money will be used for improvements to various athletic fields.
“My years at Assumption are some of the most memorable of my life,” Kelly said in a statment release by Assumption. “I was taught and mentored to become the man I am today, of which I am most grateful. I received a great education both in the classroom and on the playing field, but what I cherish most about my time at Assumption are the relationships I built along the way. I am humbled to receive this recognition. I always have been, and always will be, proud to be a Greyhound.”
Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly, an Assumption U. grad, has name attached to alma mater's stadium
Jennifer Toland | Telegram & Gazette
2 hours ago
WORCESTER - Assumption University has named its sports stadium after 1983 graduate Brian Kelly, the football coach at the University of Notre Dame.
The facility will carry the name Brian Kelly '83 Stadium.
Kelly was a member of the football team at Assumption, playing linebacker, and later joined the coaching staff. He also coached the women's softball team.
A series of coaching jobs at other colleges led to his hiring at Notre Dame in 2009.
In conjunction with the stadium naming, the university announced that Kelly has pledged a $1 million matching grant, hoping to spur donations from fellow alumni. Kelly agreed to donate the money if it can be matched by separate contributions to the school. More than $700,000 has been raised, the school said.
The money will be used for improvements to various athletic fields.
“My years at Assumption are some of the most memorable of my life,” Kelly said in a statment release by Assumption. “I was taught and mentored to become the man I am today, of which I am most grateful. I received a great education both in the classroom and on the playing field, but what I cherish most about my time at Assumption are the relationships I built along the way. I am humbled to receive this recognition. I always have been, and always will be, proud to be a Greyhound.”
