Man Up
Wait a minute, fans
After consulting with Coach Moy
Number 19, Welles Crowther, with signature red bandana
takes the field
Ah, he calls out to his mother, Allison
And waves his lacrosse stick
There he is - team player, they say
44 passes to 33, and off they go
from the defensive area at the 104 yardline
Running, running, 10 yards, 20
He clears to the 78th yard line, the attack area
Number 175 runs by...oh, but his own BC guys join him
Welles leads them to the 61st yard line
Hm, 19 gets a penalty – Man Down
Opposing team gets a goal
19 heads back to the 78 yard line - Man Up
Hey, ho, he gets the ball, but passes to Smith
No, no, Welles is pushed back to 78 again
More progress down the field...
But...back to 78 again;
Helps fallen teammate up by the shoulders
And leads a few stunned BC players to the crease
Heroic moves, Number 19
You led your team to the crease
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“And then I see this young man; I don’t know who he is, but over his face is this
Red bandana
He said he came down from 104, but how...?
Richard Fern ran by us, and he took us down to 61
I’m Lin Young, and there we found Gigi Singer, Ed Nich, and Judy Wein
He takes us down a few flights, but then, unbelievably, he says he’s going
Back to 78
Lane says this mystery man gave him a fire extinguisher
And then this guy passes it to me
He goes back to 78, I later hear, and finds Donna Spera
And takes her to Stairway A, which was protected by the elevator hoist room
He lifts up Ron di Francesco, and then finally Donovan Cowan – all safe
– maybe 10 to 18 of us
We all worked together, but we he brought us there to the safe zone
Who was this guy? He saved us.
They say he ran all the way down to the lobby, but he knew there were more of us
So, like the firefighters, this legend, was about to go up again!
The whole way! He reached the light, but he couldn’t stay.
That’s why we went on.
Heroic poem about Welles Remy Crowther. It's in two parts:
1. His deeds on the Boston College lacrosse team
2. His deeds on 9/11 at the Twin Towers