Word: hooper
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Hooper, the captain of the varsity football team, became the leading pass receiver in the Ivy League as a result of his performance against Princeton last Saturday...
...first three quarters, however, Harvard, led through the game by the excellent work of captain Tom Hooper, dominated play. Quarterback Ron Johanson, replacing injured Dick McLaughlin, took to the air and completed eight out of 11 passes for 119 yards and three touchdowns in the first half. In first-half statistics, the Crimson outgained the Tigers 200 to 100 in total yardage...
From the opening play, when Boulris rolled over right guard for 32 yards, to the final play of the half, when Johanson threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Hooper, the varsity controlled the action. The junior quarterback, only recently a JV player, guided the team expertly, and when the Crimson was in a tight spot he was always ready with the long pass to rescue his team...
...seem to have the necessary push at that point to succeed. Early in the third quarter, the Crimson had the ball, first and eight to go, on the Princeton eight-yard line. But Marsh Levin lost four, and after Halaby got them back again, Johanson's pass to Hooper in the end zone was a little too late and was knocked out of Hooper's hands. Stahura's pass on the option fell short and Princeton took over...
...Harvard forward unit held, and Penn had to kick. Then, with the ball on the Crimson 20, Boulris tried his favorite right end spot, wriggled free from several defenders, and raced 55 yards to the Penn 25. Four plays later Johanson found captain Tom Hooper alone in the end zone, Hooper making a very nice catch of a rather inaccurate 20 yard toss...