Word: gridiron
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...accolades came on the heels of announcements that McInally had captured two other awards, the outstanding player of New England award from the Boston Gridiron Club, and the senior player of the year award from the New England football writers and coaches...
Once a year Washington's Gridiron Club justifies its existence by roasting the pretensions and perquisites of politicians at a lampoon dinner. For the other 364 days, the group of columnists, bureau chiefs and other journalistic elders acts like any other hidebound institution. Among the most staunchly defended traditions: a membership limit of 50; women need not apply...
...male-only clause in the club's 89-year-old constitution has come under increasing attack. This year, for instance, a "counter-Gridiron" party was held that attracted many of the celebrities who had previously attended the orthodox bash. Now, with the solemnity of king penguins about to bathe en masse in public, the Gridiron has yielded-sort of. The word "persons" has been substituted for "men" in the charter, and membership will expand to 60 over the next five years. Does that mean ten women members by 1980? Not necessarily. Any candidate for admission may still be blackballed...
...sixth in the nation in pass receptions, having caught 41 through the first eight games of Harvard's 1974 schedule. The All-American candidate holds a majority of the Crimson receiving records, and is undeniably one of the major reasons that Harvard has won 13 of its last 17 gridiron encounters...
...this is not to say that the Bruins won't be up for the contest too. After all, the soccer squad has to make up for the disappointing performance of the football team, which the fans in Providence envisioned as an Ivy champ in September. The gridiron glory went down the tube for Brown, but that was only a dream...