Word: withington
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...dollar bet with friends inspired the stunt, which made Withington famous. Calls came from Hollywood; Garry Moore and Ernie Kovacs invited him on their talk shows, and marriage proposals arrived through the mail...
Harvard administrators reacted with less enthusiasm, and Withington received a call from the dean's office. "There was nothing Harvard could do to me," he said. "It was perfectly harmless and wholesome--like stealing underwear from Radcliffe and tying it to a flagpole in Harvard Square," he added...
Describing his technique, Withington explained that he prefers not to swallow the fish live. "I figure if it can swim one way it can swim the other," he said...
...Withington commented on how student life at Harvard has changed, saying, "We were the last of the papered classes at Harvard. Tuition was $400, we still had biddies, and scholarship boys waited tables at the Union...
...Withington last swallowed a fish at his 25th reunion in 1967, donating the $100 he received to the University...