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...defensive backfield, despite the loss off Don Chiofaro and Tom Williamson, will also be strong. Returning will be starters John Emery at linebacker, Mike Ananis at cornerback, and John Tyson and Tom Wynne at safeties. Linebacker Gerry Marino should have relatively little trouble filling Chiofaro's spot...
...Fullback: Freshman team Captain and starting fullback Tom Miller is a rough runner with a quick start. Perhaps the most underrated player in the backfield. Miller played his freshman year in the shadows of Szaro and Varney. But it was Miller, with his tough slants and dives, who got the yardage when it was needed most. Harvard has always been short of good fullbacks and next year either Miller or Varney could break into the lineup there...
...Defensive backs: In addition to Kelly and Cetrulo, who could play defense or offense, outstanding freshmen were Dick Manny, George Williamson (Tom Williamson's brother) and Skip Vacarello. The freshman defensive backfield was tight last fall and any one of these players could inherit the spot vacated by All-Ivy Tom Williamson...
...evidence on baseball coach-designate Loyal K. Park indicates that he may be a close approximation of the ideal. A husky 6-footer from Pennsylvania, Park combines outgoing big-buddy personality with a reportedly tough, no-nonsense approach to coaching. As Harvard defensive backfield coach in football, this style has gotten great results...
...defensive backfield coach Park has developed an incredibly close relationship with those four or five men who guard Harvard's airways. One of them said yesterday, "Loyal has changed me personally. Confidence and pride just flow out of him, and into us. He molds a real esprit de corps. He puts on terrific pressure during practice, but that makes the games all the easier. And you always know that, when you make a mistake, he'll be there to boost you up and tell you immediately how to correct it. He's the greatest coach I've ever...