Word: heavyweights
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Bill '71 Hobbs are at 5 and 6, Terry, a 175-pound metronome will stroke, and Paul Hoffman '69, who enraged stolid U.S. Olympic officials with his support of the black athlete protest in 1968, will be coxswain. Two other Harvard oarsmen, lightweight stroke Tony Brooks and heavyweight captain Dave Sawyier, will go to Munich either as members of the four-with-cox or as spares...
LONG before Rocky Marciano proved that under Marquess of Queensbury rules he could beat up anyone in the world, the late heavyweight champion earned a considerable reputation as a catcher. In fact, he claimed the Chicago Cubs offered him a handsome bonus to sign with their National League baseball club. As the Rock told it, he carefully weighed the choice of careers presented him, and finally selected the spaciousness of the prizefighting ring over the confines of home plate. When asked if she was dismayed by his decision, his mother reportedly replied: "I didn't raise...
LeBarre, a two-year varsity veteran in the Harvard heavyweight program, seemingly has everything going for him--size, strength, and experience. LeBarre, a junior, stroked this year's varsity heavies and has been rowing since eighth grade. With that kind of experience behind him, he will be dealing from a strong deck at Hanover...
Sawyier, captain of this year's heavyweight squad, has only been rowing since his sophomore year, but he has made a year-round occupation of it. For the last two summers he has remained in Cambridge to row. He has been rowing for three years straight, and has built up a reputation at Newell Boat House for his physical dedication. He is a two-year varsity letterman with both size and endurance going for him. Last summer he rowed with Mitchell on the National Eight team...
Weinberg will be battling ten other coxes for two positions on the Olympic team. Weinberg has been coxing for six years, and, as a sophomore, took over the varsity heavyweight boat this spring...