Word: roda
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...questionable status of quarterback Dave Smith. Smith twisted an ankle in practice last Thursday, and didn't work out yesterday. He will probably miss the game this afternoon, and his loss will deprive the Crimson of the only experienced signal caller. Juniors John O'Grady and Joe Roda will replace him, but the novelty of having them at quarterback may retard the Crimson from moving as early as it should...
...Yovicsin substituted freely in the fourth period, but the Crimson attack was not weakened. Jim Reynolds took a lateral from John O'Grady and passed to sophomore Steve Harrison for a touchdown. Walter Johnson intercepted a pass and ran for a touchdown. Joe Roda passed to Dennis Sullivan for a touchdown. Rex Blankenship lateralled to Harrison for the final touchdown. Szaro converted on all but one and somewhere in the Stadium two dogs yawned...
Smith is now the number one man. The backup will probably be Joe Roda, Rex Blankenship, or John O'Grady. Captain John Cramer said last night that Yoviesin is now taking a long look at junior varsity game films to determine who will be his second quarterback...
...minute later, Northeastern punted again. Sophomore Tim Bilodean brought the ball back to the Husky 17, and with junior Joe Roda at quarterback, the Crimson scored again. Scotty Guild, perhaps the most underrated halfback of Yoviesin's tenure, drove into the end zone from the eight, breaking a crushing tackle on the five in the process...
...quarterback on the field this fall. Frank Champi, another of Harvard's many quarterbacks trained on the junior varsity, is number one right now. Champi throws well, at any rate, and on at least one occasion, performed well under pressure. There is good depth with Dave Smith and Joe Roda. To predict that Harvard will be strong at quarterback would be a risk. Then there was George Lalich...