Word: potysman
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wall in the living room of Steve Potysman's suite in Quincy House is an enormous moose head. It has a Harvard golf cap on, tin foil in its eye sockets and a telephone receiver dangling from its antlers in the region of its left ear. Is this something that is passed on to this room year after year? "Poty" is asked...
...dedication has obviously had an effect on his teammates in both games and practices. Pain in one of his shoulders has been diagnosed as bone chips. The other shoulder has a similar problem, but Potysman has not had it x-rayed. In one game he came off the field in tears from the pain but insisted on staying in. He suffered a concussion against Brown, yet managed to finish the contest...
Looking back, Poty had to work his way up in Coach Restic's system the same as all the other players. In his senior year at Glenbrook North High in Northbrook, Illinois, his team was ranked number two in the country, and Potysman was named to all-area and all-State teams as he set a school interception record...
Hard work and determination made it for Potysman in the '77 season as he became the workhorse of the defensive backfield, putting in 241 minutes, notching three fumble recoveries, three interceptions, and 40 tackles...
...captain, Potysman is the quintessential leader by example. "I don't think I'm the greatest public speaker or motivator," he said earlier this week. "I think I'm easy-going and guys can talk to me pretty easily. You can't be phony or the players will see right through that...