Word: valpey
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Valpey's former cubicle in this section of the Michigan athletic headquarters is as unpretentious as the man himself. Although it has housed the 32-year-old montor's vocational activities for the last six years, the room shows little of Valpey's stay there...
...himself has little of the personal magnitude which made Richard Cresson Harlow the darling of the sports writers. But if this can be termed a weakness and that is a moot point--, it can also he called his strength; for Valpey's personality projection will never interfere with his judgment of the team under him the way Harlow...
...Valpey, on the other hand, is a quiet, self-effacing man who naturally expects competent assistance from his subordinates. His system of having the entire coaching staff vote on the starting lineup before every game is merely one indication of this quality...
...seems obvious that Valpey's philosophy here will lead to a more complete understanding of the Crimson's complex football problems than Harvard has experienced in the last 13 years...
...Michigan offensive system which Valpey will bring with him be tossed off as too complicated for the poor little Harvards. There is little doubt that the tricky ball-handling involved will serve simply to arouse squad interest and make the boys work harder...