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Burke opened his case with a full page of statistics Columbia has compiled on Archie's 12-game varsity career. And these figures are, of course, impressive. But obviously they didn't tell the real Archie Roberts story.
"Another true story: Cornell game, last year." In this game Columbia was trailing 21-19 with 19 seconds to go in the clash. Archie dropped back to pass and was given a strong rush when the Columbia end missed his block. "While he's falling," Burke related, "he flips the...
One of the things that bothers Burke is the prevailing opinion that Roberts' can't run. "He's a great runner, great passer, great on defense--the only thing he can't do is block for himself."
Burke is trying to change the Ivy procedure of keeping running statistics, in which the yards lost by a runner are subtracted from his gains. A passing quarterback, therefore, particularly a drop back passer like Roberts, often ends up with a low net rushing average because of traps behind the...
After several more stories and a selective review of Columbia statistics--Roberts' leads the team in every conceivable department but net rushing and pass receiving--it was hard to argue with Burke's conclusion on Roberts the Athlete: "Great football player. Just great, that's all."