Word: backfields
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Cornell, Harvard's opponent this Saturday, turned in an impressive performance in overcoming Colgate, 34 to 0. The "lonely end" offense of rookie coach Tom Harp paid off, with the highly-touted Big Red backfield proving its worth...
...first-string backfield is loaded with talent: quarterback Dave McKelvey, halfbacks George Tolesh and Marcy Tino, and fullback Ken Kavensky--all seniors. Harvard scout Paul McKee reported that Cornell is "absolutely teric. We won't see any better team in Cambridge this fall...
Harvard's first string backfield behind Halaby will include hard-hitting fullback Bill Grana, veteran left halfback Tom Boone, and agile Chuck Reed at right half, recently switched from fullback to replace the sidelined Hank Hatch. As expected, the starting line will be composed of captain Pete Hart and Bob Boyds at ends; Darwie Wile and Disk Diehl at tackles; Bill Swinford and Tom Gaston at guards; and Dave Nyhan at center. All but Grana, a sophomore, and Diehl, a junior, are seniors...
Surely this isn't the first time a team has been stripped down to practically no hope, as was Cornell last year when its big guns in the backfield got injured. But when did a squad ever suffer such slings and arrows without even playing a single game...
Needless to say, the loss of Hatch leaves the backfield with less depth than over at halfback. Presently, three of the top six halfbacks are players who had no football experience last year. Sophomore speedster Jim Leath, second string left half behind Boone, and John Damis, third string, sat out last year--as did sophomore Dave Connor, third string right half behind Chuck Reed and Scott Harshbarger...