“Dr. Martin Luther King embodies the feeling of love and loving one another,” said Chris Carter, who played for the Friars from 2009 until 2012 and on Monday was serving up chicken and collard greens at St. Patrick’s soup kitchen in Providence. “He of all people would appreciate [feeding people] on a day dedicated to him.”
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Joe Hassett grew up playing basketball at St. Patrick’s School on Smith Street. He was a star at Providence College, and he played in the NBA for six years during the late 1970s and early ’80s.
On Monday, Hassett was one of more than a dozen former Providence College Friars who served Dr.