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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Last year, the Crimson stumbled, bumbled, clambered, crawled and begged its way to a 3-7 record. Now, it's simply known as The Fall--falling from Ivy League favorite to a sixth-place tie with lowly Columbia. This season's squad isn't expected to do much better at The Stadium, but the traditional line is never to underestimate one of Restic's teams...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Harvard, the Haven for Armchair Athletes | 7/7/1989 | See Source »

...most successful fall squad over the past few years has been the men's soccer team, which was ranked number one in the nation in the 1988 pre-season. Welcome to The Fall II. The Crimson failed even to challenge for the Ivy League title, missing out on its first NCAA appearance in three years...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Harvard, the Haven for Armchair Athletes | 7/7/1989 | See Source »

...those morning people, try the Harvard and Radcliffe crew teams, which last year both finished first at the Eastern Sprints and second at the Henley Regatta in England. Although crew is a spring sport, the biggest crew event comes in the fall, when zillions of drunk and obnoxious prep school kids invade Cambridge for the Head of the Charles Regatta. No one actually watches the race, just sit on the shore and people-watch...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Harvard, the Haven for Armchair Athletes | 7/7/1989 | See Source »

Emotions don't run quite as high in Foxboro, where the National Football League's New England Patriots play their home games in the fall. The Patriots have followed the style of Coach Raymond Berry in the last few seasons: bland, boring and beaten...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Harvard, the Haven for Armchair Athletes | 7/7/1989 | See Source »

Jewett always looks like he's about to fall asleep, and he wears rumpled, baggy suits...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Wisdom Dispensed From Mount Harvard's Peak | 7/7/1989 | See Source »

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