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Joining Crone in the backfield will be Rod Foster, who returned to his sophomore form a week ago against Brown, gaining 159 yards in just 13 carries and scoring two touchdowns as a fullback. At the halfbacks will be "the usuals, captain Ted DeMars and Mark Wheeler DeMars and Wheeler have combined for 969 yards between them, DeMars also leads the Crimson in scoring with seven touchdowns...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Harvard Takes On Bulldogs in Finale; Seniors Seek Fourth Triumph Over Yale | 11/25/1972 | See Source »

Wheeler has been shut down pretty effectively in recent weeks after an extraordinary start, but with Foster's presence in the backfield, he should get less attention by keying defenses and produce more of the Rashy style of running that endeared him to Harvard fans at the beginning of the year...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Harvard Takes On Bulldogs in Finale; Seniors Seek Fourth Triumph Over Yale | 11/25/1972 | See Source »

...cheering for Yale this weekend. Although my loyalty to Mother Harvard is usually unwavering, neighborhood loyalties are stronger than college ties, and one of my oldest friends is starting in Yale's backfield...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Gale From Yale | 11/21/1972 | See Source »

...three times, back-of-the-week for the entire area after one two-touchdown performance, and captained the South Shore Tars his senior year. After a year at a New Jersey prep school to raise his SAT's, he went to Yale, where he now starts in the same backfield with Dick Jauron and has scored...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Gale From Yale | 11/21/1972 | See Source »

Restic wanted to pain against the Princeton defense. But Crone's maddening habit of scrambling around the backfield and ceaselessly pumping the ball while being unable to focus on his receivers--some of whom were yards in the clear--virtually eliminated any passing attack that the Crimson coach had hoped to mount...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Petering Out | 11/15/1972 | See Source »

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