Word: ossman
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...scoring five touchdowns against Brown Saturday, fullback Tom Ossman passed Eddie Mahan's Harvard scoring record of four touchdowns and five conversions against Yale...
Jordan agreed with Kelley on the excellence of Ossman and O'Neill, and added praise for the key blocking of center Buddy Lemay, and the general offensive play of Paul Crowley and John Nichols...
Quarterback Gill O'Neil, better known as a blocker, started the Crimson on on its way again, taking the kickoff on his 29 and ripping to the 47. Harvard kept right on moving, mostly on the ground, although Ederer flipped once to Clasby for 13 and Ossman compounded his fake by pretending to pitch out, then passing over the line for 12 more. Ossman utilized a straight buck at 11:07 to score the touchdown which broke Bruno's back. The Bruins were able to score early in the fourth quarter, mostly using a clever optional pitchout. Leone would circle...
Less faking, more speed and drive, highlighted the final Crimson march, which started on the Harvard 36 and ended with Ossman's pleasantly surprising sprint into the end zone...
Then Jordan put in the second team. But with fullback Jerry Blitz faking and running as well as Ossman, the Crimson boomed to the five, only to fumble. The locals retrieved the ball with a minute left, and almost scored when Brian Reynolds passed to Hardy Cox on the final play. But Cox was dropped on the 12, and the Crimson had to settle for an abundantly satisfactory 34 points.Fullback TOM OSSMAN...