Word: yovicsins
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...what happened that terrible afternoon in November will be nightmarishly remembered by Coach John Yovicsin and seniors on this year's team, such as Bobby Leo, Steve Diamond, and Dave Davis, who were freshmen then...
Penn whipped the Crimson 7-2 in what Yovicsin termed "the bitterest defeat in my coaching career." Everything the footballers had done right in the first five games they did wrong in this one. There were fumbles, dropped passes, missed blocks...
Probably the two most evenly matched football games of the season were played last Saturday, and the outcome of both could bring nothing but smiles to the face of Coach John Yovicsin...
...then there was Harvard, not fighting for anything except possibly the Ivy League championship, but with one astonishing distinction so far this season. Going into last Saturday, Coach John Yovicsin's undefeated Cantabs had averaged more points per game (36.3), more yards rushing (346), and more on total offense (442.3) than any major team in the nation. The opposition (Lafayette, Tufts, Columbia) was admittedly weak, and last week's opponent, undefeated Cornell, was supposed to provide a sterner test. Harvard slaughtered Cornell 21-0, to keep the glory dream going-at least for another week...
Harvard coach John Yovicsin, in contrast, stated that he expects his team at full strength Saturday. Halfback Bobby Leo, knocked out cold against Cornell, is fine. Safetyman John Tyson will be wearing a brace for his neck, but X-rays show that he did not suffer a pinched nerve, as feared...