Boston College football to honor former lacrosse player who died on 9/11 Posted Sep 11, 2014 Boston College will wear accessories trimmed in a red bandanna design to honor Welles Crowther, a former Boston College lacrosse player who died in the south tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Welles is credited with saving at least a dozen people after he helped them escape from the tower before its collapse, and he lost his own life during the collapse. (CBS Sports)