Word: drafted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...when Eric Crone was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals on the 17th round of last year's NFL draft, Crimson gridiron fans had reason to be surprised. And, although the colorful Crone was finally cut when the Cardinals trimmed down to their final regular season limit last week, the fact that Crone was the last player to be dropped by the Cardinals speaks highly for the 6 ft. 3 in. quarterback...
...biggest problem is that it's really hard to get drafted as a high pick if you're coming out of Harvard--you've got to have fantastic statistics. If you're one of the top five draft picks pro teams will give you a long look, but if you're not, they don't let you make any mistakes...
...when Eric Crone was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals on the 17th round of last year's NFL draft, Crimson gridiron fans had reason to be surprised. And, although the colorful Crone was finally cut when the Cardinals trimmed down to their final regular season limit last week, the fact that Crone was the last player to be dropped by the Cardinals speaks highly for the 6 ft. 3 in. quarterback...
...biggest problem is that it's really hard to get drafted as a high pick if you're coming out of Harvard--you've got to have fantastic statistics. If you're one of the top five draft picks pro teams will give you a long look, but if you're not, they don't let you make any mistakes...
...people will claim that he was drafted because of "fantastic" statistics. Crone, the only Ivy League quarterback picked by the pros in the draft last year, finished seventh in Ivy League passing last year, completing the lowest percentage of passes and throwing the most interceptions enroute to breaking the Harvard career interception record. He also ran 56 times for 140 yards...