One of the greatest athletes in Bowdoin history, and a 2004inductee into the school's Athletic Hall of Honor, Edward "Bo"McFarland joined the Polar Bear coaching staff in 2010. A 1969graduate of Bowdoin, he became the school's all-time leading scorerin basketball and achieved such prowess on the baseball diamondthat he was drafted by a major-league club.
A native of Scarborough, Maine, McFarland was the first PolarBear to score 1,300 points, graduating with 1,356, and still holdsthe career scoring average record, 21.9 points per game. A two-timeDivision III All-East and All-New England performer, McFarlandstill holds the all-time season-scoring average among Polar Bearsfor his 1968-69 season, even without the help of the three-pointshot.
That season, under head basketball coach Ray Bicknell, McFarlandled Bowdoin to a school-record 16 wins against just five losses.That magical 1968-69 season saw McFarland average an unprecedented25.1 points per game - a program mark that still stands more than30 years later. He was honored by United Press International as NewEngland Player of the Year.
McFarland's records have stood the test of time, as he still holdsBowdoin records in single-season and career scoring, career fieldgoals (474) and career free throws (469).
