Word: emperical
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...speechless Emper emerged from the crowd amidst the thunderous applause and cheering of his teammates. A few even threw in some gratuitous wisecracks about Emper's Italian heritage...
...Emper posed for the obligatory photos with coach Restic, and then with outgoing captain Dan Jiggetts '76. When the 6-ft. 5-in. Jiggetts placed his massive arm around the shoulder of the 5 ft. 11 in. Emper, it prompted someone to joke, "We had a bigger captain last year." Emper quickly rejoined, "Yeah, this does look like a picture for a Big Brother poster...
...Although Emper has been mentioned prominently of late as one of the top candidates for the position, undoubtedly his fine performances in the last two outings against Brown and Yale solidified his chances of receiving the distinction...
...really didn't expect it," Emper said afterwards. "There were at least ten other guys who just as easily could have made it. I thought I had some chance when we were voting, but when we came downstairs I didn't think it was going to happen. I was really surprised when coach Restic pulled out my jersey...
...Emper's teammates were unanimous in their praise of the star cornerback...