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With quarterbacks Ron Cuccia and Dona Allard moving the ball with ease, the Harvard football team defeated Northeastern, 40-14, Saturday in its annual pre-season scrimmage at Soldiers Field...
Allard, a junior who was expected to battle senior Mike Buchanan for the back-up role behind Cuccia, stole the show, scoring three touchdowns and sparking a second-half drive that put the Huskies to rest...
...what of this year? The quarterback is always the key to a Restic offense and the coach does not have a sure prospect. What he does have is Ron Cuccia, one of the most exciting players the Crimson has had in years, who was a legendary high-school qb in Los Angeles, but who has played mostly wide receiver in college. Will Restic risk the diminutive (5-ft., 8-in.) speedster as a signal-caller or tap one of his untested charges? Regardless. Harvard will be strong at running back, led by bruising fullback Jim Callinan. The defense, except...
Senior quarterback Brian Buckley, senior tight end Chuck Marshall, junior fullback Jim Callinan, sophomore flanker Ron Cuccia, senior defensive tackle Tim Palmer and senior safety Mike Jacobs earned honorable mention...
...then there was Cuccia. The All-American high school quarterback became a flanker in his sophomore year, and even though the stats showed only 22 receptions and 70 yards rushing, no one made a bigger impression than Ron Cuccia. Fast, sure-handed, strong-armed and harder to catch than a winning lottery ticket, Cuccia was an electric presence on the field--and a sure bet to make himself felt in the years to come...