Word: quarterback
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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AFTER the 1968 Harvard football season, the Harvard Club of Boston gave a dinner for the first undefeated Crimson team in 50 years. George Lalich was asked to speak and he told the story of how he became the starting varsity quarterback...
...When we came to early practice the Boston area papers didn't even mention me as a prospect," George said. "The only guy they seemed to think had a chance was someone named Big Hole. The columns read 'and at quarterback the Crimson will have a Big Hole.' Well, I didn't know this guy Big Hole, so I decided to show up for practice and try my luck...
George won the starting position at quarterback, but for the pre-season games it looked almost as if Big Hole might have done better. With raw rookies trying to fill the voids left by injured veterans like John Tyson and Dan Wilson, the Crimson first unit bumbled through a 16-7 loss to a weak New Hampshire team...
...pundits were ready with their criticism, and still they placed Big Hole at quarterback. The first half of the Holy Cross game made the most pessimistic forecasts look right. Those who had predicted losing seasons sat back and puffed half-time cigars confidently...
During the second week of freshman football practice, Kalinoski broke his collarbone when a quarterback fell on top of him. Although he recovered for the baseball season, he found himself in a pitching rotation that included Ray Peters, Bob Dorwart, and George Lalich. At the fourth spot, he won three games...