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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Five starters are gone from the Bruin defense, but the top defensive backfield in the Ivies returns, featuring bona fide pro prospect Ron Brown. This unit is a couple of linebackers (co-captain Neil Jacob is kaput for the season with a broken arm) and a defensive lineman away from being devastating. As it stands now they'll just have to hold their ground while Whipple and Farnham do the rest...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: The Ivy Outlook: It's Brown and Yale and Pray for Hail | 9/11/1978 | See Source »

Payton avoids the limelight and shares credit for his performance with the linemen who block for him; after every touchdown, he hands the ball to a teammate for a triumphant spike. At the end of last season, he also handed each offensive lineman more tangible evidence of his gratitude: a gold watch. Declares Payton: "Maybe it's all right to brag if you're Billie Jean King or Muhammad Ali. But I'm in a team sport. It takes ten more guys, and I don't see why I should rip all the glory." Payton first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Running Wild | 12/19/1977 | See Source »

...playing in this year's East-West Shrine game. For some reason, the guys who wear the funny hats and build all the hospitals think that only two people per year from the Ivy League should be allowed to play in their classic. Dartmouth's outstanding defensive lineman Greg Robinson and Curry are this year's due. Where does this leave Pagliaro? I'll tell you where, home in Derby watching Celebrity Bowling after being one of the premier backs in the East for two years...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: All-Ivy Grid Selections Add Insult to Injury | 11/30/1977 | See Source »

...Doherty (Frederick Greeley Crocker "Most Valuable Player" Award); senior linebacker Joe Jason (William Paine La Croix Trophy); senior middle guard Joe Malone (Henry N. Lamar Award); senior halfback Jon Sigillito (Robert F. Kennedy Award); and senior defensive end Russ Savage (Joseph E Wolf Award presented to the outstanding interior lineman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Potysman Elected Crimson Captain | 11/15/1977 | See Source »

John Tuke is Harvard's football version of the Rennaissance Man. He starts at adjuster for the Crimson defense, a polite Ivy League name for what's called the "monster man" in the Midwest. It's a position that combines the pursuit of a lineman, the hard tackling of a linebacker, and the receiver-coverage of a defensive back...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: John's 'Adjusting' Fine, Thank You | 10/1/1977 | See Source »

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