Word: bosnic
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that point, Bosnic decided to adopt a new attitude. "I said to myself, `what's going to happen--just go out and do the best...
...that changed, however, with the sudden departure of Jim Curry, the Crimson's premier kick-off man, right before the Boston University contest. Bosnic emerged as Curry's replacement with a pair of end-zone blasts against the Terriers, continued to kick-off for the remainder of the season, and even received the call on a few long field goal attempts. Bosnic had thus established himself as the heir-apparent to Lynch in the kicking department...
...transition to the throne has been a rocky one for Bosnic this year. He thought he would be the kicker this year "unless I screwed up--and I almost did." Sick with debilitating flu during most of pre season training camp, Bosnic returned with his strength somewhat sapped...
...tired, drained Bosnic was "trying to force things I had just done naturally in the past,", he says. "I created bad habits for myself and lost a lot of the confidence I had built up over the summer...
Just before the Dartmouth game, something did. Coach Joe Restic moved Jim Curry back to the kick-off slot while a disappointed Bosnic looked on from the bench. Did this mean that Bosnic's placekicking days were also over? Had the sun set on his varsity career before it had really gotten off the ground...