Word: tailback
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Diana rushed for over 1400 yards in 1981; won the Bushnell Cup, which is awarded annually to the league's outstanding player, and is currently with the Miami Dolphins. While it seems unlikely that tailback Paul Andrie will duplicate Diana's achievements, he is generally regarded as one of the top three running backs in the league...
Most of Cozza's colleagues seem concerned that he can actually replace players like tailback Rich Diana and quarterback John Rogan...
...other Eli star whose name will never grace the New Haven line-up card this season is better known for his exploits as a tailback in the Yale Bowl, Rich Diana, who hit eight home runs, chalked up 43 RBI's, both team highs, and batted .341 last season, lost his baseball eligibility because he played in two post season, college all-star football games--the Blue-Grey Bowl and the Japan Bowl--and Ivy League rules allow only one. An appeal to the Ivy presidents proved futile, and Diana decided his potential pro football career took precedence over baseball...
...tailback Rich Diana, you only have to look as far back as last week. The Ivy's best running back, although held to under 100 yards for only the third time this season, cushioned Eli rushing marks he already held. His 28 carries boosted that season mark to 293, and his 93 yards increased his season total to 1448. He took a safety valve pass from Rogan at the Harvard 32, eluded the grasps of three Harvard tacklers and outraced another down the sideline, to score the first Yale touchdown in the opening quarter, and he punched over for another...
...guys in blue, on offense they start with Diana, the superlative tailback, but they by no means end with him. Following right behind to round out the most balanced offense in the Ivies--and perhaps in the East, excluding Pitt and Penn State, of course--are quarterback Rogan and split end Grieve, the most potent passing duo-in the league...