Word: gatto
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...tradition has not always been part of The Game, according to Vic Gatto '59, who caught a two-point conversion pass in the waning moments to help Harvard overcome a 29-13 deficit and tie Yale, 29-29 in 1968. The radicalism of the 1960s was not conducive to The Game's traditions, he recalls...
...There was very much the feeling that we were doing it ourselves--that we were flying in the face of tradition." Gatto remembers, pointing out that the pre-game rally was boycotted by the team. "We got together and decided we would just do it for ourselves. Fortunately it worked...
Behind by 16 points, backup QB Frank Champi led the rally that tied the score in just 42 seconds, with two touchdowns and two two-point conversions. Remembering a touchdown pass reception. Gatto was at the time quoted in The Crimson saying. "When I saw it. I knew I just had to love it. Just take it in my arms and love...
Looking back on the miracle ending to that game. Gatto recalls that the comeback was as much a shock to the team members as to the fans...
...nation's second longest winning streak came to an end when Tufts--that's right, Tufts--succumbed to Trinity College of Connecticut, 16-14, on a 34-yd. field goal with 12 seconds left. Jumbo coach Vic Gatto--a Crimson hero of the famous 1969 29-29 Harvard-Yale tie--was frustrated in his bid to establish a school record of 13 straight wins...