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...recent Gridiron dinner, the President appeared onstage in a sombrero and sang a ditty in his uncertain baritone. The cold-eyed journalists leaped to their feet to cheer. "That's charm," said one of Reagan's close friends. A fortnight ago, House Speaker Tip O'Neill called a cease-fire in the budget war and asked Reagan up for lunch to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Reagan readily accepted. For a few hours there was nothing but sweetness. The next day they were back beating each other's brains out. Says O'Neill: "Away...
Defensive Coordinator Kay says that he has been especially impressed by Joe's "functional intellect" on the field Restic credits much of his success on the gridiron to his father's help in the backyard. "He gave me a deeper understanding of the game, made me a smarter football player," the younger Joe comments...
Yesterday when the Harvard football team made its way from the practice field to Dillon Field House, the players were surprised by the presence of the Harvard Marching Band. Churning out school songs, the Band helped to psych the gridiron heros for The Game tomorrow...
...when he eventually made his way from Marion to Cambridge, Granger had visions of leaving his mark on Harvard football. His gridiron experiences in his first three years, though, left him frustrated. In his first year he saw action in most of the freshman squad's games, with the highlight coming in the season finale win over Yale...
...most striking things about Mike Corbat is his reluctance to talk about himself for any extended length of time. It would be easy for Corbat to dwell on his personal accomplishments: there have been enough of them which have occured on the gridiron. But Corbat seems to brush aside his being an All-Ivy team member. And he seems almost embarrassed to expound on being recognized by NFL scouts...