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harry downes

henry j. `` harry '' downes -lrb- august 3 , 1910 -- february 5 , 1970 -rrb- was an american football player and coach .
an all-american at boston college , his playing career ended in 1931 due to injury suffered against holy cross .
in 1935 , downes became boston college 's head coach after dinny mcnamara resigned due to illness after four games .
at the age of 25 , he became one of the youngest head coaches in the history of college football .
after going 3 -- 2 in the remaining five games , he was replaced the next season by gil dobie and demoted to assistant coach .
in 1937 , downes became head football coach at quincy high school in quincy , massachusetts .
from 1938 until his death in 1970 , he was head coach at brookline high school .
the football field at brookline high was named in honor of him , however in 2006 the name was changed to the kraft family athletic facility at harry downes field after new england patriots owner and bhs alumnus robert kraft donated $ 400,000 toward the renovation of the field and encouraged the national football league to donate an additional $ 200,000 to the project .
