Word: rittenburg
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...Bill McCurdy to name the greatest athlete he has ever coached in his 19 years at Harvard, and chances are he'll say say Bob Rittenburg. Ask him to single out the one greatest performance by a Harvard runner and there's no question that he'll name Rittenburg--for what the May 22, 1955 Crimson called the "greatest one-day exhibition that any Crimson track man has ever...
...before, in New Haven, hurdles specialist Rittenburg had scored an incredible 26 points in six events to salvage a Harvard victory over Yale by a mere 2/3 of a point...
...Rittenburg, Harvard's lean captain, had had a great season. Against Dartmouth he had won two first places, tied for another, and taken one second. At Brown he finished first in five events. Even so, everyone expected Yale to pick up its second victory of the season from the Crimson. And--winning nine of 16 first places-- Yale would have won if Rit had not been around...
Planning his strategy before the meet, McCurdy decided to send his captain in the four events he regularly entered--the two jumps and the two hurdle races. At Rittenburg's request, McCurdy agreed to let him enter the 100--a race he had never before run seriously in competition--as long as it didn't interfere with the high jump...
Bill Cobb reached the semi-finals in the sprints as did Bob Rittenburg, Harvard's track captain in 1955, in the hurdles...