Topic: Mark Herzlich

Brothers brought together by football

The holiday season has long been regarded as a time for family and togetherness. To most Americans, that means gathering around dinner tables and...

Giants' Herzlich beats the odds again

Surviving his first NFL cut-down day had to seem easy for Mark Herzlich, who has already survived cancer. Both times, the 24-year-old linebacker ...

Mark Herzlich

Linebacker Mark Herzlich plays college football for the Boston College Eagles football team in the NCAA . On May 14 , 2009 , Herzlich announced that he is suffering from Ewing's Sarcoma, a type of bone cancer . Herzlich started in all 14 games in ...

Herzlich returns as BC downs Weber State

At 11 a.m. on Thursday, Mark Herzlich, one of Boston College's starting outside linebackers, received a phone call from his mother, Barb. She had...
Boston College rolls past Weber State 38-20 as Eagles' LB Herzlich returns from cancerDave Shinskie rebounded from an interception on the first play of the season by throwing touchdowns on consecutive first-quarter drives and Boston College — bolstered by the return of cancer-survivor ...
LB Mark Herzilich back on practice field for Boston College after cancer and foot injuryCancer kept Mark Herzlich out for all of last season, and a stress fracture in his foot this summer threatened to delay the Boston College linebacker's return ...

The "miracle" of Mark Herzlich

A college football star's extraordinary recovery from cancer may, in fact, have had some divine help. One evening last winter, John Acampora, owner of the Flat Breads Caf? across the street from Boston College's front gate, mailed a small bottle ...
One evening last winter, John Acampora, owner of the Flat Breads Café across the street from Boston College's front gate, mailed a small bottle of...
Boston College LB Herzlich, back from cancer, stalled by broken foot"Obviously," Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich said, pausing for a little laugh that emphasized just how obvious it was, "I've dealt with a lot worse than a foot fracture."The ...
Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich back at practice after recovery from cancerMark Herzlich roamed the dome-covered football field at Boston College's Alumni Stadium, sharing with his teammates the techniques and wisdom that had him destined for NFL stardom before a cancer ...