The Man in the Red Bandana: Welles Crowther's Story Told by His Sisters Honor & Paige

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🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Honor Crowther Fagan and Paige Crowther Charbonneau tell the story of their brother Welles Remy Crowther, known as The Man in the Red Bandana who was a hero on September 11th, 2001. Links to Help Support: Welles Crowther Red Bandana 5k: https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/offices/missionministry/sites/volunteer-service-learning-center/welles-crowther/race-details.html Eagles’ annual Red Bandanna Game scheduled for Nov. 8 vs. SMU: https://bceagles.com/news/2025/2/27/theme-days-set-for-2025-bc-football-season Welles Crowther Trust: https://www.wellescrowthertrust.org/ Honor's Children's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Bandanna-Honor-Crowther-Fagan/dp/1481961926 Timecodes: 0:00 Start 02:00 Remembering Welles Crowther: The Man in the Red Bandana 09:46 Was Welles destined to be a hero? 13:24 How difficult of a day is 9/11 for Welles' loved ones? 20:17 Origin of the Red Bandana & mixed emotions 26:47 Welles knowing that he had a bigger purpose in life 33:10 How close Honor & Welles were 37:02 The voicemail Welles left his mom on 9/11 41:55 The ESPN Piece & the Boston College Red Bandana football game 52:24 The weight of carrying Welles' legacy 57:32 Childhood stories about Welles 01:10:31 Upcoming events & The Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust 01:15:40 Did Welles' death affect their spirituality +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Leave a Voicemail or get tickets to see us live here: https://linktr.ee/kfcr Looking for a side-splitting comedy podcast? Look no further than KFC Radio from Barstool Sports! Hosted by Kevin Clancy and John Feitelberg, this hilarious show covers everything from pop culture and current events to personal stories and relationship advice. With their signature irreverent humor and quick wit, Kevin and John keep their listeners laughing week after week. Tune in for a dose of gut-busting laughter and become a part of the KFC Radio community today!

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0:00.0	Hey, KFC Radio listeners, you can find every episode of KFC Radio on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.
0:06.7	Prime members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music.
0:09.7	All right.
0:10.2	Today is the 24th anniversary of 9-11.
0:13.8	And as you can see here, I'm holding the red bandana with number 19 in honor of Wells Crowther,
0:19.0	who is known as the man in the red bandana, which is, if you're not familiar with the story, what I believe to be the most incredible
0:25.4	inspirational story, maybe ever, and the one that sticks out above all others that occurred on 9-11.
0:32.4	It's the story of a 24, 26-year-old, BC lax guy, just like any one of our fans
0:42.3	or anybody who works here at Barstool
0:44.2	would have fit in with the rest of us.
0:46.6	The only difference was he happens to be
0:48.1	one of the biggest heroes of all time.
0:49.6	He was working as a banker down at the World Trade Center
0:52.6	and he saved 18 people that day when he could
0:57.3	have just saved himself and ran out the door. He went up and down several times and saved 18 people,
1:04.7	the only people to survive the zone where the planes hit. And after the fact, his family learned that he was the man wearing this red bandana
1:14.7	and the number of people that stepped up saying,
1:17.9	a man in the red bandana saved me.
1:19.5	The only reason I got out was because of the man in the red bandana.
1:22.0	And they slowly came to realize that their son,
1:25.3	their brother was an American hero.
1:30.0	And so his story has grown over the years and turned into this movement and this iconic,
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