Columbia Athletics Mourns the Loss of Brian Dennehy '60CC
4/16/2020 5:22:00 PM | Football, General
Two-time Tony award-winning actor Brian Dennehy was an All-Ivy League offensive lineman at Columbia; he is best-known for his work on stage and screen.
"Brian Dennehy was a shining example of the incredibly multi-talented men and women who have competed in athletics at Columbia and in The Ivy League over the years," notes Peter Pilling, Columbia's Campbell Family Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. "We send our deepest sympathies and condolences to his family and loved ones on his passing."
A contemporary and former football teammate of captain Bill Campbell '62CC, Dennehy was a visible (and audible) supporter of his Alma Mater and its football program for years after graduation. In 2007, he was named Columbia's honoree at the bi-annual Ivy Football Association Dinner. At the dedication of the Campbell Sports Center in 2012 he was a special guest in the ceremonial video honoring his former teammate. At the University's request in 2016, Dennehy provided the voiceover for the "Doubled Magic" image spot which airs during televised sporting events, featuring the words of another notable Columbia alumnus, Herman Wouk '34CC.
📰@GoColumbiaLions, @ColumbiaLionsFB mourns the passing of former All-@IvyLeague offensive lineman Brian Dennehy '60CC...
— Columbia Athletics (@GoColumbiaLions) April 16, 2020
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🦁🏈In memory of Brian Dennehy '60CC:
— Columbia Athletics (@GoColumbiaLions) April 16, 2020
✔️Two-time Tony-award winning actor
✔️All-@IvyLeague offensive lineman for Lions
✔️Friend of @GoColumbiaLions, @ColumbialionsFB, @Columbia
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Reaching further back (with some help from @columbialib and @GoColumbiaLions), we remember Brian Dennehy CC'60 as he was at the College: in a yearbook photo and as an offensive lineman for @ColumbiaLionsFB. pic.twitter.com/tFltwB7iaJ
— Columbia University (@Columbia) April 16, 2020
