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...Dennis Enright is the only man who lives at Soldiers Field. You've probably passed his brown frame house just inside Gate One dozens of times without really noticing it. It's sort of hidden by the shrubbery and you've been in a hurry to get into your seat before the kickoff or to be on time for House football practice...
...Enright is a short wizened, 75-year-old Irishman with blue eyes and a characteristic brown hat. He has seen Harvard football players come and go ever since 1888, when he became head caretaker of the Soldiers Field grounds. Enright was officially retired in 1939, but he still helps out now and then when something comes up that stymies the more inexperienced...
Before coming to Cambridge, Enright worked for two years in Europe, handling advertising for a Baltimore chemical firm. After his return, he was playing tennis one day with a Harvard friend when the head of the Lawn Tennis Club asked him if he thought he could make some improvements on the deteriorated courts. Enright said he didn't think he could. But he undertook the job and shortly after, in 1887, the captain of the football team, an end named Cumnock, requested Enright's elevation to the post of grounds superintendent. Enright still can't figure out what they...
...They're Wilting!" Coach Enright paced the sidelines, hoped for a break-and got one. Carolina's star halfback, Steve Wadiak, got some blocking and ran a kickoff back 60 yards. A few plays later Carolina had a touchdown. At halftime the score was 13-13, and Enright began to believe in miracles. As his boys ran in & out of the game they told him: "Coach, they're wilting...
...game's end his players carried Enright off the field on their shoulders. His job seemed safe, even if Carolina didn't win another game all year...