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...Ever seen the movie 'American Graffitti?' That's where I lived," says Steve Irion. The senior basketball co-captain grew up in Harlowtown, Montana, a hamlet of 1200 people, which earned him the nickname "Monty" when he came to Cambridge. Every Saturday, young Irion rose at 6 a.m. and went down to the asphalt courts built by the local Kiwanis Club to play roundball until sunset. When he wasn't playing basketball, Irion and his cronies "just used to hang out on Betty's corner." It was on the corner of the street and Betty owned the joint, he explains...
...highlight of each year came when Steve and his friends drove the 90 miles to Billings where they stayed at the Dude Ranch Lodge before watching the state high school basketball championships in Shrine Auditorium. Irion says with his droll sense of humor that smacks of the prairie, "Billings seemed so big. It seemed like hours before we got to the 'Shrine...
...most important occurrence for the Eagles took place not during the game though, but before the opening tap-off. Senior co-captain Steve Irion, he of the superlative basketball talents but virtually non-existent knees, was announced to the SRO crowd wearing a coat and tie as his uniform...
...Irion will not play this year, and that leaves a very big gap in Harvard's front line. Without rebounding and without an outside shooter to break the zone, this will be a long season for Harvard basketball, McLaughlin magic or no McLaughlin magic...
...Irion, who was last year's leader in both the scoring and rebounding departments, underwent knee surgery last spring and is sidelined for the season. Beaulieu transferred to Boston College, leaving Banks as the springboard for this year's offensive attack. Banks was Harvard's leading scorer as a junior two years ago before he decided to take a year's leave...