John Halligan
NEW YORK -- The John Halligan Memorial Scholarship has been established at Fordham University in memory of the beloved New York Rangers and National Hockey League public relations executive, author and historian, who graduated from Fordham in 1963. Halligan passed away in January 2010.
“Friends of John Halligan” will raise the funds annually for the scholarship which will be awarded each year to provide financial assistance to a junior or senior undergraduate enrolled at Fordham majoring in communication/
A native of Bergenfield, N.J., and a longtime resident of Franklin Lakes, Halligan began his career in the Rangers publicity office in 1963, upon graduation from Fordham. Over the next 20 years his role expanded to include vice president of communications and business manager. Halligan left the Rangers for a public relations position with the NHL in 1983, before returning to the Rangers in 1986. He went back to the NHL in 1990 before retiring in 2006.
He wrote several books, including 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters and Game of My Life: New York Rangers.
The first fundraiser was held yesterday at Gallagher’s Steak House in New York City, where the inaugural “Halligan-
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Donations may be made in a check payable to Fordham University (note Halligan scholarship)
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