Word: quarterback
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Frank Champi is a private man and one who has always followed his own drummer. Ten years later, he prefers not to discuss his role in the 1968 classic or the twists and turns of his life since then. One can only guess at the former quarterback's reasons for refusing comment. But to surmise that Champi simply wants to avoid a recurrence of the media blitz that marked his one-day stardom in The '68 Game would probably not be far off the mark...
Champi was, on the eve of his heroic performance, a back-up quarterback struggling to maintain his second-string status. He had not played in a crucial situation all season...
Champi rallied the Crimson with a touchdown pass before halftime and stunned the Elis with his scrambling and passing, directing the last-minute surge like the veteran quarterback he was not. Afterwards, he was deluged with unwanted publicity...
First, the vaunted Elis muscled past the Crimson defense for a pair of quick touchdowns. Then, with the threat of a pride-devastating blowout imminent, Crimson quarterback Larry Brown took it to the Eli defense, striking through the air to tie it up 14-all in the second, quarter...
Poised Eli quarterback Pat O'Brien guided the I-option running attack and explosive passing game downfield cooly, as the visitors marched decisively for 74 yards in 13 plays in a 7-zip lead. Even a 15-yard holding penalty failed to halt the Eli onslaught...