Word: holte
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...despite the doubts of the media, the fans and even his own coach, Holt would more than hold his own as a starter. After struggling in a disappointing 24-21 loss to Rutgers in the season’s second game, he bounced back to lead the Crimson to a 5-1 Ivy record, affording his team a shot at a share of the Ivy title against unbeaten Yale...
...players to have worn the crimson and white, Holt was perhaps the one least likely to be affected by any such numbers...
...when the Game finally came around, he displayed his trademark composure and confidence in dramatic fashion. Trailing 16-14 with just over five minutes left, Holt faced 90 yards between him and victory, with one of the toughest defenses in league history standing in his way. Still remarkably unfazed, Holt calmly led his team into the closed end of the Stadium, managing the clock masterfully as he converted clutch play after clutch play...
With his 212-yard, two-touchdown passing day, Holt had cemented himself as the Crimson’s single-season record-holder both in passing yards, with 1,351, and passing touchdowns with 16. In just one season, Holt had catapulted himself from career backup to All-Ivy quarterback, an amazing ascent that would ultimately land him in the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame...
...unbeknownst to Holt at the time, his accomplishments in the Game would soon become only a footnote in the anthology of his adventurous life...