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...When Restic first came to Harvard in 1971, he was a hotshot fortysomething coach from the Canadian Football League with many unorthodox ideas about how football should be played. Now, as he prepares to leave, his "radical" ideas--such as single-back formations and the importance of a strong passing game--have become the norm in both the college and professional leagues. But Restic is still an oddity in college sports. In this era of "big money" college athletics, Restic has become one of the nation's leading spokespeople for the ideal of the student-athlete and the value...
...philosophy of 'win at all costs' and the attempt by many to make football a high-powered promotion and a money-making business could quickly change its nature and destroy the value of the game," Restic said...
...Restic's legacy in this era of creeping professionalization has been to fight it everywhere he could. Even when his own league voted to discontinue freshman football--a Harvard tradition since 1876--he resisted...
...Restic once struck out Mickey Mantle...
...Restic was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Triple-A farm club, and Mantle was on the fast track for the majors. Restic doesn't like to tell this story, and it shows. He's bored. It was a long time ago. But at one point during his narrative, his eyes light...