HENRY J. MAZUR
Class of 1937
Inducted in 1986
One of Lowell High School’s greatest all-round athletes, Henry Mazur lettered in four sports for the Red and Gray. Hank was accorded All-State Honors on the gridiron his senior year. He won a City Batting Crown while leading the baseball team and starred on a New England Champion American Legion Junior Team. He also led the basketball and track teams. His track coach, Mike Haggerty, considered him one of the two greatest athletes he coached in over 40 years at Lowell High.
After a year at Boston College, Hank transferred to West Point and went on to star for Army. Elected Football Captain of the Army Team for 1942, he was named to several All-American teams as a legitimate triple threat back.
Serving in Europe with the United States Air Force during World War II, Mazur was a much-decorated fighter-pilot.
Graduation/Class Year: 1937
Gender: Male
LHS Sports Played: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track and/or Cross Country
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Living/Deceased: Deceased
College: Boston College, West Point
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Nickname: “Heinie” and "Torpedo Hank"
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Military Service: U.S. Air Force W.W.II Fighter Pilot
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