Word: yovicsin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...YEAR-OLD BOY sitting deep in the endzone stained the blue felt of his Yale pennant with tears of disbelief. Brain Dowling called it "the only game I ever lost at Yale." John Yovicsin said he never gave up on his team, while some players noted he had virtually conceded in the lockerroom at halftime. The Harvard Crimson held off the "Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29" headline until the Monday edition. The Saturday extra after the game was curt--. "Harvard, Yale Draw...
Harvard coach John Yovicsin's decision to pull season-long starter George Lalich in favor of Champi when the Crimson gained possession late in the first half was clearly a move rooted in desperation. Yale led, 22-0, and Harvard's offense was going nowhere...
Although Stram was not seriously considered for the post eventually given to John Yovicsin (then head coach of Gettysburg College), all information indicates that Allen was among the finalists under consideration by Harvard athletic Director Thomas D. Bolles. His resume boasted impeccable credentials as both a football textbook author and head coach at Whittier College in California. Indeed, his folder (the contents of which cannot be divulged) is one of the thickest among the scores of applicants for the prestigious...
...Yovicsin, who was unavailable for comment yesterday, has been director of physical training and recreation since 1970. Before this job, he was head football coach for fourteen years, retiring only after open heart surgery. "He was the winningest coach in Harvard's history." Pittenger said...
Pittenger cited the 1970 Faculty decision to dissolve the compulsory physical education requirement as a reason for the decline in Yovicsin's duties...