Word: tyson
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Boston University's Waterloo came at the Crimson's last line of defense--safeteymen Tom Wynne and John Tyson. Wynne foiled the Terriors' aerial blitz with three interceptions, tying a Harvard record. Tyson stalled the B.U. ground attack with a team-leading nine tackles and added a fourth interception...
...John Tyson, like Chickenman, seems to be "everywhere, everywhere." When Rucker juggled a 17-yard pass on the Harvard 11 in the second quarter, Tyson snatched it away and scampered 15 yards. When Thornton seemed about to waltz into the Crimson end-zone on a six-yard roll out around left end early in the fourth quarter, Tyson came from out of nowhere to drop him on the one-yard line. Driven almost by instinct on a second-and-8 play in the same quarter, Tyson moved up from safety to stop Smith's slant off tackle for no gain...
...John is a deadly tackler," Harvard coach John Yovicsin said after the game. "We've never had anybody who played safety better than Tyson. He's all hustle...
...plays later, Crimson safety John Tyson's head-on tackle jarred the ball from Rick Craw's arms and Williamson recovered again...
True Don Chiofaro and John Tyson had slight injuries and did not play. But Harvard's highly-touted defense has not lived up to its press notices, either Saturday or in last week's scrimmage against the University of Massachusetts (which the Crimson won, four touch-downs...