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...identity; if his father did not exist, neither did he. So, he blindly trotted off to Harvard-Yale games with father, who rooted passionately, "as though he had a stake in its outcome." Duke even went so far as to buy English bulldogs to suggest his connection with Old Eli. Despite gaping holes in the Ivy League story--a friend once hailed Duke as a classmate from Penn in Geoffrey's earshot--Geoffrey "preferred this fabulous notion to the transparent reality." Children year for security above all and so "it never occurred to me that my father lied." Duke...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: Daddy Dearest | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

...Eli quarterbacks, Dennis Dunn and John Rogan, registered touchdowns, and a staunch Yale defense snatched four interceptions before halftime. Senior safety Chip Kelley snagged three errant passes, and junior Dave Novosel returned one 39 yards to the Colgate three-yard stripe. Rogan lugged it over two plays later for the Bulldogs' first touchdown...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Quarterbacks Need Not Apply to Yale | 10/9/1979 | See Source »

COLGATE at YALE--The Red Raiders will fail the Crest test in front of thousands in New Haven. An undefeated Eli squad can celebrate again: Yale...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Dog Day Afternoon: Hardly a Laughing Matter for Crimson | 10/6/1979 | See Source »

...second half on the Yale game, Sabetti was injured again when Eli guard Peter Maples fell on the ankle while trying to cut-block...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Matt Sabetti: Combining Both Power and Willpower | 9/22/1979 | See Source »

Though motivation never appears to be in short supply in Harvard rowing, the varsity heavies gained an extra incentive when coach Ted Washburn's freshman boat stunned an Eli crew that had romped at the Sprints. Parker's crew then had to prove that the Thames magic remained intact...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: That Ol' Thames River Magic--Again | 9/17/1979 | See Source »

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