Word: gatto
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...greatest Game of them all was in 1968. Both Harvard and Yale brought undefeated 8-0 records into the pre-Thanksgiving face-off, the lone time in history that has happened. The Crimson were led by 5'6 halfback Vic Gatto, the captain, who guided a steady offense that supported a deep, veteran defense that only gave up 41 points going into The Game. The Bulldogs countered with a powerful offensive squad, with running back Calvin Hill, a future NFL star and father of Detroit Piston Grant Hill, and Brian Dowling, a quarterback who had not lost a game...
...Field. Harvard scores, but fails on the two point conversion, remaining 10 points behind. No wait, pass interference--a second opportunity proves worthy; Yale 29, Harvard 21, 42 seconds remaining. Onside kick. Harvard recovers, quickly drives down the field. Three seconds remaining, eight yard line. On the final play, Gatto catches touchdown pass for the score. Down two, no time remaining. Two point conversion successful, game ends in 29-29 tie. Both Harvard and Yale finish with identical 8-0-1 records...
Against the Crusaders, Menick scored all three Harvard touchdowns en route to joining Eion Hu '97 and Vic Gatto '69 as the only backs in school history to rush for more than 2,000 career yards. He scored on the ground, he scored through the air and he scored in overtime. But he also had two fumbles in the second half, giving the Crusaders the chance they needed to tie the game. Menick's play dictated the momentum of the game...
After Harvard recovered an on-side kick, Champi completed an eight-yard touchdown to captain Vic Gatto '69. A toss to Pete Varney '71 completed the miraculous comeback...
...heart and soul of the team, Eion Hu added another award to his repertoire as he was honored with the Kennedy Award, acknowledging his desire and determination both on and off the field. Breaking his own records, Hu rushed 250 times for 961 yards this season, surpassing Vic Gatto '69 to become Harvard's all-time leading rusher...