Word: jeffe
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Inside the church, there were 1200 mourners, of whom no more than a dozen were black. Outside, 80 blacks listened to Jeff Howard '69 say, "We want black people to have a place here at Harvard...
Harvard's best basketball came after Floyd Wilson's reassignment was announced. In the next-to-last game of the season against Yale, Bobby Johnson, Eric Gustavson, Jeff Grate and Chris Gallagher combined for an upset 98-89 victory. The next Tuesday night the Crimson staged another upset, this one over Dartmouth. Bob Kannuth was named most valuable player and elected captain for the upcoming renaissance year...
...play in the NCAA District I playoffs at the University of Connecticut. Harvard's success has rested heavily on Ray Peter's strong right arm. The 6-5 junior was 7-1 in the Eastern League, but he got hitting support from League batting champ Dick Manchester, shortstop Jeff Grate and centerfielder Carter Lord. This was Coach Norm Shepard's last year at the helm after a 14-year career; his record: 198 wins, 99 losses...
There were some brilliant individual performances throughout the season. Captain-elect Dick Benka set a shot put record of 58' 11 1/2"; captain Jeff Huvelle broke a 50-year-old record in the 440-yard dash; Steve Schoonover became the first Ivy League polevaulter to go 16 feet; Roy Shaw and Jim Baker made several valiant but futile runs at the four minute mile; Frank Haggerty established himself as one of the nation's best hurdlers before a freak accident cut short his senior season. More than anything else Harvard lacked experience, but there may be help from the freshmen...
...Jeff Grate...