Word: szaro
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...There's more to life than football," says Rich Szaro '71, and he should know. Now an export manager for a New York City clothing firm and co-founder of Energetic Propulsions, Ltd., developers of a new, patented, horizontal motion bicycle, Szaro has shed his pads and helmet for good. There was a time not so long ago, however, when football was Szaro's whole life--from schoolboy running back to NFL placekicker with the New Orleans Saints...
...When Szaro came to Harvard in 1967, a tall, blond Polish kid who'd finished high school as the all-time leading scorer in the New York metropolitan area with 164 points in a single season, great things were expected. Crimson coach John Yoviscin was not disappointed; as a freshman Szaro broke the school record for season points (56), was second in rushing with 487 yards (averaging 6.3 yards a carry), and as the team's punter averaged 34.1 yards a kick and hit 14 of 14 extra points. "Richie is one of the most talented players I've ever...
...Szaro went out for outdoor track that spring and promptly broke the school and the New Englan javelin record with a toss of 246' 7". But a sophomore year injury curtailed his physical activities, and the multi-sport star was forced to give up running...
...Yale football rivalry was just that, with each side leaving the decade with five wins and no 29-all ties. There were blow-outs, there were cliff-hangers, there were goalpost-rippers. There were upsets, there were upset stomachs. There were nobodies and there were stars. Harvard's Richie Szaro, Danny Jiggets and Pat McInally and Yale's Dick Jauron and Gary Fencik, all of whom went on to play in the pros, plus Eric "End Zone" Crone, Teddy DeMars, Larry Brown, Bob Rizzo, Stone Phillips, and Jim Kubacki are just some of the names who made The Games...