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Harvard also handed out five team awards during the banquet. Senior tailback Clifton Dawson received the team’s Frederick Greeley Crocker “Most Valuable Player” award for the second consecutive year, while senior defensive tackle Mike Berg was awarded the Joseph E. Wolf Award for most outstanding interior lineman. Senior center Frank Fernandez came away with the William Paine LaCroix Trophy given for enthusiasm, sportsmanship, loyalty, and team spirit, and the Robert F. Kennedy Award for desire, determination, and willingness to work went to Tully. Tight end Mark Higgins won the Henry N. Lamar...
He’s broken every rushing record that exists at Harvard, challenged many of Division I-AA’s oldest marks, and he’s the most accomplished running back the Ivy League has ever seen.But on Saturday, Clifton Dawson might not have even been the best tailback on the field.Although Yale tailback Mike McLeod’s 2.6 yards per carry average only slightly bettered Dawson’s 2.5 yards per carry, there were stark contrasts in the players’ performances.McLeod found the endzone three times in the Bulldogs’ decisive...
...virtually every category.Deflation was the name of the game for Yale, which popped Harvard’s confidence right out of the gates, sacking starting quarterback Liam O’Hagan for a ten-yard loss on the Crimson’s first drive and dropping senior running back Clifton Dawson for five- and six-yard losses on his first two carries.“It’s nice to have a couple good things happen early,” Yale coach Jack Siedlecki said. “Psychologically, it had to be a great thing to have happen...
...game also served as a somber finale for arguably the greatest player in Harvard history. Senior running back Clifton Dawson—who finished his career as the all-time Ivy leader in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns, points, and all-purpose yards—never found the rhythm that had allowed him to dominate games so often during his four years...
...Although depth at many positions hasn’t allowed Sherlock to see as much playing time, his contribution to the Crimson does not go unnoticed by his teammates.“He really has been a jack of all trades,” senior tailback Clifton Dawson says. “I can’t think of another player on special teams who does more for that unit. The way he covers kicks, he returns kicks, he does a fantastic job. I don’t think we would have had as much success as a team without...