Word: gridironers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Still taking the attitude that running wasn't everything, Eichner found plenty of time for team sports in between his assault on the record book, and recalls with a special fondness his victories on the gridiron...
...that is what makes Harvard-Dartmouth games, not to mention Ivy League football, so interesting. When two Ivy teams square off on the gridiron, oddsmakers run for cover. A case in point is last year when Dartmouth's lone loss came at the hands of --you guessed it--Harvard, a team that finished the season at 2-4-1 in the League...
Returning to the gridiron for his third year on the Harvard varsity, Scheper's football prowess earns similar praise from his football teamates and coaches. Offensive line coach Dick Corbin says, "He's a leader on and off the field. Scheper's strength is his ability to block bigger people," the coach adds and teammates agree...
...undefeated (1-0) Crimson football team plays at Soldiers field today for the first time this season, taking on UMASS at 1 p.m. But, not all eyes will focus on the gridiron this afternoon, as three other varsity teams will be in action, two on home turf...
...this corner ... Ed (Too Tall') Jones?" The 6-ft. 9-in. Tennessean played defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys for five seasons, but he has abandoned his $150,000-a-year gridiron career for a shot at professional boxing. "Football was always my third favorite sport," he says. "Basketball is two. Boxing is No. 1." At 28, Jones certainly has a No. 1 physique: he weighs 248 Ibs., has an 88-in. reach (9 ½ in. longer than Muhammad Ali's) and a 15-in. fist (as big as Sonny Liston's). To prepare for his ring...