Word: giella
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Your just don't give up," Giella says. "Once you start giving up, you're finished. You just keep on trying, trying like you never tried before. At least that way you'll have a fighting chance in every game you play...
...Giella obliged when the call came the summer before his sophomore year, asking if he'd move from offensive guard to defensive tackle when he returned to campus. All he wanted was a shot to play, and though hw spent much of that sophomore year behind two All-Ivy tackles, the move proved a blessing in disguise...
Gaining valuable playing experience in mop-up appearances. Giella spent the year under the tutelage of then All-Ivy tackle Serge Mihaly "Serge gave so much of himself." Giella says now, "especially to the younger guys. He spent time with me, showing me the very things I use today...
...leadership that Giella saw in Mihaly during that Ivy championship year of 1981--a year in which the Elis amassed a remarkable 9-1 record--is what he now gives to the younger players...
Injuries and losing records have taken their toll on him. "There have been a lot of firsts." Giella says of this year in particular, "like the first time Columbia has won in the Yale Bowl since I was born and the first time Brown has won since I was born. That's pretty hard for me to take...