Word: mercein
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Chuck Mercein sat on the Yale bench last Saturday, his thigh so swollen from a massive hemorrhage that he could only hobble. As he watched, Harvard held his team and his replacement at fullback, Pete Cummings, without a first down for the entire fourth quarter. Yale lost...
...injured limb is not only painful; in addition, it atrophies from lack of use and, weakened and vulnerable can easily be reinjured. Fadden estimated that it would take at least a month for the swelling in Mercein's thigh to subside, but even more time would be necessary for the Yale star to recondition himself for another sport. Fadden's own system is to build up the damaged leg until it is stronger than the healthy one, before pronouncing the player recovered...
...Mercein was drafted by teams in both leagues, by the NFL New York Giants in the third round and by the AFL Buffalo Bills in the 10th round. Both these teams have had pleasant experiences with Ivy League choices of the recent past. Cornell graduate Gary Wood, a first-year with the Giants, is currently backing up quarterback Y. A. Tittle, and Wood's teammate of a year ago, Hungarian kicking specialist Pete Gogolak, has used his accurate instep to become a leading scorer for the Bills...
...Mercein, Iacavazzi, and Roberts have all declined so far to sign contracts, but Roberts, a pre-med student at Columbia, has previously expressed an interest in playing for pay if he can get a contract that will allow him to continue his studies at the same time...
Only one player, Princeton's fullback-linebacker Cosmo Iacavazzi, was named to both the offensive and defensive teams. The AP selectors hedged their bets on an all-League fullback; they named both Iacavazzi and Yale's Chuck Mercein to the first backfield, along with Columbia quarterback Archie Roberts and halfback Bob Baker of Cornell...