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...come to Harvard? Why did I leave a situation where I had established myself as the "super nigger" of the Drake backfield. Why? The answer could possibly be found in the same reasons why blacks left the South and came North. North where they felt they could finally be free...
...repeated much of what I had previously said to Yovicsin. Then Feula told me how "fair and honest" he was and how he had had "many great colored guys" play for him at Harvard. After talking with "fair and honest" Jimmy, I went next door to meet the backfield coach, Tommy Stephens. Tommy also had a close crewcut, As I entered Stephen's office, he removed his feet from his desktop and stood up to shake my hand. Tommy told me that Yovy had just called him to say I was coming over. As he puffed on his cigar...
...Taking a job as a security guard at the camp, Wichard spent much of his time shagging footballs booted by Giant Place Kicker Pete Gogolak. Soon people were asking about the kid in the blue uniform who was throwing the ball back farther than Gogolak was kicking it. Backfield Coach Y.A. Tittle, the former Giant All-Pro quarterback, decided to find out. After watching Wichard wing a few 60-yd. passes to Giant receivers, Tittle concluded: "That may be the best arm I've ever seen...
Getchell noted in particular the fine teamwork between the Bruin backfield and their wingers, Henry Jessup and Dick Lay. "If Harvard ever does get into a playoff with Brown, the speed and power of those wings will make it a damn touch match for us." Getchell said...
Joining Crone and Marinaro in the backfield were Penn State's quarterback John Hufnagel, who passed for 168 yards and two touchdowns in the Nittany Lions' 55-18 slaughter of Pitt, and Jim Jennings of Rutgers. Jennings, a sophomore, carried the ball 21 times for 108 yards and three touchdowns against Colgate...