Word: davenport
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Unfortunately, the re-arrival of Curry is offset by the loss of starting quarterback Tim Davenport. Davenport, the riflearmed senior, toiled patiently for the two previous seasons behind King Total Offense Jim Kubacki, and finally gained a starting berth this autumn...
...tragic luck would have it, Davenport suffered a fractured vertebra at the base of his neck last week against Columbia while plunging in for Harvard's first touchdown in the second quarter. He is now out for the season...
...Davenport's injury now leaves a vacancy begging to be filled. Of the squad's five remaining quarterbacks, three are in the running for the starting job. Given the complexities of the Crimson's multi-flex offense, and the fact that Davenport virtually majored with honors in the Restic system for three years, one of the three will have big shoes to fill...
There is no way of telling how Davenport's absence will affect the Crimson's offensive showing. This situation resembles the mess at training camp two years ago when seven players were vying for the starting quarterback slot. Jim Kubacki emerged the victor in that contest, and two months later, Harvard had its first undisputed Ivy title and Kubacki was on his way to becoming the Crimson's all-time total offense leader...
...Davenport returned to Cambridge in August as Harvard's number one quarterback after two years of playing understudy to Jim Kubacki--two years of paying his dues on the bench, of anxiously watching, cheering from the sidelines, learning, all in preparation for his senior year when he would take the field to lead the Crimson. He played just one game before chance sidelined him for yet another season--his last...