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...Carril's resume--not that he needs to have one, mind you--is simply awesome. Ivy titles in 1969, '76 and '77, and the NIT title in 1974. Upset wins versus North Carolina (a 16-pointer, with McAdoo and Jones playing for the opposition), Notre Dame, South Carolina, Oregon, Providence, Alabama, et al. First-round draft picks the likes of Geoff Petrie, John Hummer, Brian Taylor and Armond Hill...
Physically, he is short and squat, with a balding round head and a Marcel Marceau repertoire of facial expressions. The style of dress can best be described as drab middle-class--co-captain Bill Omeltchenko thought he was a wino off the streets when he saw Carril scouting one of his high school games...
This year, for the first time, the Midas touch of King Carril has failed to produce its annual wonders. Princeton has three losses in the Ivies, and Penn--tonight's Harvard opponent--just about has the league title wrapped...
This season is no different from others in terms of Carril and hot water finding each other. Carril's comments comparing Penn's Tony Price to notoriously dirty pro football player George Atkinson following one of two Princeton losses to the Quakers prompted Penn's athletic director to write a letter of protest to Princeton's A.D. and the league office. Technical fouls have been rampant...
...those kinds of things happen with feisty Pete Carril, especially during such a trying season--the Tigers have had eight five-point games this campaign, and they have lost all of them...