Word: height
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Height makes might in basketball these days, and with only one starter over 6 ft., 1 in., it was unfortunately apparent from the outset of the season that this was not to be a banner year for Harvard basketball. This was especially true since 6 ft., 8 in. center Griff McClellan was not the rebounder one so tall often...
...games it held a height advantage, moreover, the varsity did not profit from it. Against New Hampshire, for example, the Crimson gathered in 87 rebounds, but nonetheless lost, 69 to 62. Only when Bob Bowditch and Bob Repetto, both 6 ft., 1 in., were effective underneath was the varsity able to achieve any degree of success, and this was contingent on the team's shooting from the floor...
Although the squad will lack a man of McClellan's height up front, the picture there looks very promising to Wilson. The best news is that 6 ft., 4 in. Bryant Danner, who had a fine year last season, will almost certainly return from a leave of absence to occupy once more the center spot...
Currently operating higher up the dial at 107.1 megacycles, the station will accomplish the changeover before the end of the month, according to Shenefield. At the same time, WHRB will also boost its power and increase the height of its antenna on top of Dudley Hall by 20 feet...
What does he have that the public wants? To begin with, as he says himself, "there are certain things there physically that I can't help: height, looks, youth." Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt has written about his ability to mesmerize an audience, while Singer Diahann Carroll says in a more lyrical vein: "From the top of his head right down that white shirt, he's the most beautiful man I ever set eyes...