Word: coan
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Around the familiar number "71", Valpey has gathered some hefty men who give the tackle and guard corps considerably more punch than it had last fall. Jack Coan, Ralph "Chief" Bender, and Doug Bradlee are the other three first-stringers as of today...
...Coan, a 20-year old 200-pounder, started five games for the informal Varsity team in 1945, but wasn't available for duty last season. Bradlee, former captain at St. Marks, played for Dick Harlow last year, while Bender was a member of the 1947 Freshman team and is one of the few members of that unit new operating for the Varsity...
...ends, Bob DiBlasio and Johnny Fiorentino, standouts all fall; at tackles, Howie Houston (he will also be around on the defense) and Doug Bradlee; and the center of the line will be filled by Chief Bender, Center Paul O'Brien, and Jack Coan...
Balancing this wholesale loss is the presence of several capable athletes who weren't around last fall. Tall Tom Guthrie, a 230-pound transfer student from Notre Dame (he played first-string end) has been moved to tackle. Guard Jack Coan started five games for Harvard's informal Varsity back in 1945, and now shapes up as one of the starting guards...
Balancing this wholesale loss is the presence of several capable athletes who weren't around last fall. Tall Tom Guthrie, a 230-pound transfer student from Notre Dame (he played first-string end) has been moved to tackle. Guard Jack Coan started five games for Harvard's informal Varsity back in 1945, and now shapes up as one of the starting guards...