Word: jellison
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Jellison's total varsity playing time consisted of two minutes against Penn sophomore year, but an amazing performance for the yardlings three years ago against the Boston College J.V. earned him a place in the heart of every dedicated Crimson football...
Trailing 11-0 just one minute into the second half, J.V. Coach Loyal Park sent in the starting backfield for the first time. Quarterback Burke St. John wasted no time, hitting Jellison with a 35-yard pass. The swift Jellison then turned and sped 30 yards for the touchdown. Minutes later he took the ball on a sweep and scored again from the Harvard 40. The St. John to Jellison connection carried the younger smaller squad to a 22-11 victory...
...People I don't even know are still congratulating me for the B.C. game," Jellison said recently. "I hate to live in the past but that was one of my biggest thrills here. The only thing that comes even close is when my older brother flew out to see me play in the freshmen game against Yale." If he had never played sports again--which is not the case since he is now the star of the Leverett House basketball team--Jellison would still have plenty of good memories to look back on, including an impressive high school career...
Southern California takes the production of baseball players very seriously, and when the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the scouts to see Jellison his neighbors were sure he would...
Ignoring baseball scouts and scholarships, the "California Flash" came east to Harvard because he didn't want his future to depend on his athletic ability. After his decision was made, Jellison found out his father had once been accepted to Harvard but chose to stay in California and get married instead...