Word: briens
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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When the first unit lined up for signal drill and a dummy scrimmage there were five changes in the team which opened against B.U. Rate and Paul Crowley replaced ends Dike Hyde and and Ravrehy. Buddy Lemay was holding down Paul O'Brien's center position, and tackle John Nichols was again on the offensive team in place of Bob Stargol. In the backfield Red Wylie was running as wingback instead of Dave Warden...
There were no kickoffs, and the scrimmage started with the home team on offense. Harvard lined up with Dike Hyde and Fred Ravreby on the ends; Bob Stargel, a last-minute addition to the first string, and Phil Connelly, tackles; Bill Rosenau and Jerry Kanter, guards; Paul O'Brien, center; Carroll Lowenstein, quarterback; Dave, Warden, wingback; Captain Phil Isenberg, tailback; and John West, fullback...
...squad also indulged in calisthenics and wind sprints, hit the dummies in blocking drills, and run offense against dummies. Big Paul O'Brien returned to the first string center post after working his way up from the third team. Red Lewis went down to O'Brien's old slot; Buddy Lemay remained as number two center...
This leaves Jordan with three men who started last year's Yale game--left end Dike Hyde, fullback Johnny West, and O'Brien. He has been running Art Connelly, a guard last year, at one of the tackle posts and sophomore John Nichols at the other. Nichols is quite big, and fairly quick. Fred Ravreby is at right end and Jerry Kanter and Bill Rosenau are the first string guards; all had varsity experience last year. Center Red Lewis was first string for the jayvees last year...
...third team has been composed of ends George Emmons and Hank Rate; tackles Nick Culolias and Dick Heidtmann; guards, John Jennings and Lew Gordon; alternating centers Bainy Frothingham and O'Brien; quarterbacks Bill Kierstead and Hardy Cox; halfbacks Paul Campbell and Bob Ray; fullback Jerry Blitz...