Word: crones
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Crone, a down-again-up-again performer for the Crimson since his sophomore year, immortalized himself in the annals of Harvard sports by leading Harvard to a 14-12 upset victory over Yale. He was dubbed "Endzone" Crone in that game when, thinking time had expired, he ran into his endzone jubilantly holding the ball in the air and was tackled by a Yale lineman for a safety...
...Crone says that the Cardinals training camp was different than he expected, but that the caliber of football which he encountered with the pros wasn't that much above that of the Ivy League...
...jump from the Ivy League wasn't that big," Crone said last week. "The biggest difference was in the size of the lineman. There are a lot of guys on the Harvard team and around the Ivy League who have the potential to make the pros, but it is a disadvantage because football isn't stressed 12 months a year there...
...myth about the NFL training camps that Crone says was quickly dispelled is that of conditioning. Before training camp started in July he lifted weights and ran to get ready, but he now says that most of the work was unnecessary. "Hell, all quarterbacks in the NFL have to do is drop back and throw, nobody worries about what shape they...
Aside from using Crone at quarterback, the Cardinals, who are weak in several key positions, tried Crone at the safety and running back slots. "I didn't mind safety, but I told them I didn't want to be a running back--they've got no longevity in pro ball," he said...