Word: macke
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...rights, the headline-grabber in this meet should have been the return to competition of sophomore "brickhouse" Julian Mack, but as is so often the case, sophomore superstar Bobby Hackett stole the show...
...Mack's swimming credentials are impeccable. The 6-ft., 4-in., 205-lb. former high school All-American had the misfortune last season of getting lost from the public's eye in the shadow of classmate Bobby Hackett. His value to the team showed through clearly in the Eastern Championships though, where he placed in three individual events and swam on all three of Harvard's second place relays...
When he left the team this fall during the season's first week, Mack's departure was carried out with the dignity and grace that his friends have come to expect of him. He announced at a team gathering that he was leaving because he "had other things to check out," activities that the rigid schedule of a competitive swimmer doesn't allow time...
...first time we walked out of his home together, the neighborhood kids pelted us with rocks," Mack recounts. Providing some paternal stability in the youth's life is Julian's goal. "It's just the kind of thing I wanted to get into...
...Mack will continue with the Shelter program, but now feels that he can swim, work, and still keep up with his academic commitments...