On Sept. 11, 1777, at the Battle of Brandywine near the Birmingham meetinghouse, Marquis de Lafayette was wounded while trying to turn retreating American soldiers around to face the British advance. A British musket ball passed through his left leg below the knee.

The Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation will celebrate Lafayette Sunday as author Bruce Mowday gives a presentation titled “Lafayette: An American Hero Receives a Grand Reception.”

What could Lafayette’s Billy Shaeffer actually do if given a full season of play? He earned second team All-Patriot League linebacker honors in 2019, even though he was just a sophomore. But then …