John Connolly, a sports reporter for the Boston Herald, profiles three of the leaders on this year's Bentley football team, all of who hail from North Attleboro: Paul Norris, Bob Richman and Eric Beckwith. This article appeared in the Sept. 1 edition of the paper and online at www.bostonherald.com.

by John Connolly

This year's Bentley University football squad features a trio of ex-North Attleboro stars, including senior co-captains and defensive linemen Bob Richman and Paul Norris, plus junior offensive lineman and two-sport standout Eric Beckwith.

"As far as those three kids go, you couldn't ask for anyone better, and they're the pace-setters for us," said second-year Falcons coach Bill Kavanaugh Jr., whose club has been picked to finish seventh in the Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll.

"Bobby has done it since the day I got here. Unfortunately, he got hurt last year. All he is, is a very hard, hard worker. He does it right. Paul came on in the middle of the year last season and Paul stepped it up even more after Bobby was hurt. Eric anchors the left side of our line in run block, pass protection. He takes care of a lot of pressure for us."

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