WHAT WE DO.

The “E” Club of Everett is dedicated to preserving and promoting the Everett Tradition in Sports.

OUR FOUNDER.

The Everett “E” Club was founded under the capable leadership of head football coach Dennis Gildea on February 6, 1929. Gildea was an All-American center at Holy Cross and arrived on the Everett scene in 1926. During his illustrious coaching career at Everett High School from 1926 to 1954, he coached 4 championship teams in 1927, 1936, 1940, and 1945.

Over the years he compiled an enviable record of 163 wins, 73 losses, and 30 ties. Gildea’s teams, in those 29 years, out scored their opponents 3,563 to 1,506. Gildea was known as an innovator in high school football. In the 1940’s his teams often used the “T formation.” And he frequently used substitutions and special assignments for certain players. His defensive genius was exemplified by the fact that Everett’s opponents were held to an average of less than 6 points a game.

The “E” Club take pride in honoring the memory of Coach Dennis A. Gildea. His numerous contributions to fame athletic history of Everett high School will probably never be matched. He shall always hold an honored place in the hearts and thoughts of the “E” Club Membership.

“Taking food and drink is a great enjoyment for healthy people, and those who do not enjoy eating seldom have much capacity for enjoyment or usefulness of any act.”

— CHARLES W. ELIOT

What We’ve Achieved

• In 2021 we awarded $27,000 to 14 deserving recipients.

• After 50 years serving the City of Everett, the “E” Club of Everett has rewarded $468,500 in Scholarships to deserving students.

In the fall of 1972, it was John F. Boy who took the initiative to gather a group of 17 former Everett High School letterman and sports loyalists. John wanted to determine their interest and support in the formation of the “E” Club of Everett. He outlined an organization that would not only preserve history and legacy of sports at Everett High School, but an organization that would enhance the social interaction among members at grand semiannual dinners. As a teacher at Watertown High School, John especially wanted the “E” Club to include scholarships for graduating Everett High School athletes who had academically distinguished themselves. These three components became instrumental in giving the “E” Club a “Purpose for being”.

Who was John Francis Boy? Will McDonough of the Boston globe identified John as Everett High School’s “grid savant” in a feature article published in 1961. To his family, he was the core of good times who also helped to keep them financially afloat when, in 1929, he became an after school apprentice printer at the age of 14.

John later owned his own print shop, in Everett, and taught printing at Watertown High School. His print shop served as an after school social opportunity for those who knew John and simply enjoyed being in his company to basically talk about the past and current ramifications of the various sports at Everett High School. He was the first to publish details of Everett’s various teams and eras dating back to 1892. The pages of his several scrapbooks were turned with wonderment by those who visited his print shop. John also served as a conduit for visitors who sought his insights regarding a variety of problems. He especially enjoyed visits by graduating Everett High School athletes who sought hep in making contacts with colleges awarding athletic scholarships.

Those who attend the semiannual “E” Club dinners and experience the happy faces and the atmosphere of the evening, should extend a quiet “Thanks” to John and his band of 17 who participated in incorporating the “E” Club of Everett. They also provided the initial organizational appeal and strength that has been administratively expanded over the past four decades. Membership in the “E” Club of Everett has always carried with it a deep sense of pride because of what has been inherited from both groups.

Submitted by:

Angelo Boy

Everett High School, Class of 1948

Those who petitioned the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 19, 1973 to recognize the “E” Club of Everett as a corporation were: John F. Boy, Lawerance A. Vozella, Frank J. Digby, Richard Giardina, James A. Agnetta, Jr., Ado Commito, Mario Giannelli, Michael J.DeLeo, Richard J. Barry, Peter Simonelli, Robert E. Kowlton, Joseph Visconte, Armando Leo, Charles Taylor, Frank DiVenuti, David Galiardi, Edward A. Trask Jr., and Ronald J. Vacca.