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Then things started to click. In 1973, theCrimson went 7-2 and flew from fifth to second inthe league. In 1974, Restic took a team picked tofinish in the middle of the Ivies and directed itto an Ivy co-championship--and a win over Yale.And in 1975 the Crimson won an undisputed Ivycrown...
...Restic was rolling--his teams had wonback-to-back league titles, he had wonback-to-back league Coach of the Year prizes andhis teams were winning with offensive panache. The1973 team set a new Harvard record for passes andcompletions. The 1974 team set a new Harvardrecord for touchdown passes. And the 1975 team seta new total offense record with 3,370 yards...
After that season, with his value rising,Restic realized a college coach's dream: hereceived a head coaching offer in the NFL withsame team he had played for over 20 yearsbefore--the Philadelphia Eagles. After their topchoice for the job, Frank Kush of then-nationalchampion Arizona State, opted to stay at thecollege level, the Eagles went to Restic in thehopes of reviving their hapless offense...
...Restic, typically prudent and in love withHarvard, set up a trip to Philadelphia and made nopromises. Meanwhile, the Eagles, so confident thatthe native Pennsylvanian would take the job,scheduled a press conference to announce hisacceptance on the day of his trip. Alarmed by thispresumptuousness and taking his family and thepeople at Harvard into consideration, Resticrespectfully declined the offer...
...found that they had scheduled a pressconference for me at 3 p.m. [the day of arrival]to announce my signing," Restic told The PatriotLedger in 1976. "From that point, I didn't thinkthe...