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Post by thecrossisback on May 31, 2021 16:21:27 GMT -5
Very well known play in Columbia history. He was one of those great players, like HC's George Connor, who left for the war and returned to excel at another school and then succeed in the pros. Funny enough, he didn't catch the winning TD v Army (but apparently a lot of folks think he did: gocolumbialions.com/honors/hall-of-fame/bill-swiacki/13 ) I wonder if Bill Swiacki got a season in on the baseball diamond at Fitton Field before he enlisted? His son was a good pitcher that went to Choate and then Amherst college and then pitched in the PCL (AAA level) for four seasons.
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Post by td128 on May 31, 2021 16:23:42 GMT -5
Ben Watson is a truly remarkable individual in so many regards.
On the field, he made one of the single most incredible plays in NFL history:
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Post by nycrusader2010 on May 31, 2021 16:38:14 GMT -5
Ben Watson is a truly remarkable individual in so many regards. On the field, he made one of the single most incredible plays in NFL history: He spoke at Holy Cross when I was a student.
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Post by longsuffering on May 31, 2021 17:04:55 GMT -5
This video is gold for any sports coach, sales manager or motivational speaker.
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Post by DFW HOYA on May 31, 2021 22:47:48 GMT -5
I didn't know Santa Clara ever had football post WWII. I remember when St. Mary's had a team (I-AA non-scholly) as well as Pacific (I-A Big West Conference) Santa Clara played major college through 1952, revived the program as Division II in 1959, and played in the Western Football Conference, along with schools such as Cal Poly, Portland State, and Cal State-Sacramento, making the NCAA playoffs in 1983 and 1985. In 1992, its president, Paul Locatelli S.J., a Jesuit with a little bit of John Silber in his leadership style, ended the program outright. Santa Clara was the only school of the 26 affected by the so-called "Dayton Rule" not to move to I-AA.
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Post by hc87 on May 31, 2021 22:56:04 GMT -5
Best transfers for football into HC?
Fenerty Galloway Do you guys remembah Rich Totten? LB in the 70s from some school in Texas.
Others?
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Post by timholycross on May 31, 2021 23:18:26 GMT -5
One of the real classics has to be the aptly named Joe Don Looney who. unfortunately, did not make the most of his great talent: From Wikipedia: "In his first semester at the University of Texas, Looney received four Fs and one D. Looney responded by dropping out and enrolling at Texas Christian University. He was eventually kicked out of that school and transferred to Cameron Junior College, where he played for Leroy Montgomery. He set a punting record in the 1961 Junior Rose Bowl, as his team won the junior college national championship. He made All-American with the University of Oklahoma in 1962, leading them to the Big Eight Conference championship. He played in only three games in 1963. Head coach Bud Wilkinson kicked him off the team after Looney netted four yards in six carries in a game against Texas.[1] Looney did not get along with Wilkinson, and it was also alleged he had punched assistant coach Johnny Tatum, though Tatum debunked that claim.[1] The rest of Looney's life, including 5 years in the NFL and a tour in Vietnam, were full of similar episodes.
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Post by timholycross on May 31, 2021 23:21:04 GMT -5
I didn't know Santa Clara ever had football post WWII. I remember when St. Mary's had a team (I-AA non-scholly) as well as Pacific (I-A Big West Conference) Santa Clara played major college through 1952, revived the program as Division II in 1959, and played in the Western Football Conference, along with schools such as Cal Poly, Portland State, and Cal State-Sacramento, making the NCAA playoffs in 1983 and 1985. In 1992, its president, Paul Locatelli S.J., a Jesuit with a little bit of John Silber in his leadership style, ended the program outright. Santa Clara was the only school of the 26 affected by the so-called "Dayton Rule" not to move to I-AA. They were kind of joined at the hip football-wise w/St. Mary's, the Gaels gave it a go but got out of the business as well. HC played them once or twice.
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Post by timholycross on May 31, 2021 23:24:06 GMT -5
Best transfers for football into HC? Fenerty Galloway Do you guys remembah Rich Totten? LB in the 70s from some school in Texas. Others? Rob Milanette (sp?), linebacker, from UMass.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jun 1, 2021 0:09:35 GMT -5
Best transfers for football into HC? Fenerty Galloway Do you guys remembah Rich Totten? LB in the 70s from some school in Texas. Others? You may be thinking of Mike Toth who transferred into HC while I was there (71-74 seasons) and was a starting (middle?) linebacker. There was a story on him in an issue of Holy Cross Magazine--he built an ad agency but contracted a dread disease and died in 2015. Here is his obit: patch.com/massachusetts/concord/michael-toth-concord-advertising-legend-dies-62-0
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Post by football44 on Jun 1, 2021 5:00:21 GMT -5
Best transfers for football into HC? Fenerty Galloway Do you guys remembah Rich Totten? LB in the 70s from some school in Texas. Others? You may be thinking of Mike Toth who transferred into HC while I was there (71-74 seasons) and was a starting (middle?) linebacker. There was a story on him in an issue of Holy Cross Magazine--he built an ad agency but contracted a dread disease and died in 2015. Here is his obit: patch.com/massachusetts/concord/michael-toth-concord-advertising-legend-dies-62-0Mike Toth was a great friend and team mate. He was one tough SOB. Back then ALL of the ladies on campus just loved Mike for his movie star looks. All in all he was a great person. I was fortunate enough to have a great conversation with Mike before his passing. Lots of laughs. God bless him. He should be in the ring of honor at Fitton Field.
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Post by hcpride on Jun 1, 2021 6:33:58 GMT -5
Best transfers for football into HC? Fenerty Galloway Do you guys remembah Rich Totten? LB in the 70s from some school in Texas. Others? With one drafted NFL and one drafted USFL you'd be hard pressed to find a better pair of transfers on a HC team. Gives you an idea how loaded Carter's teams were that a few folks never heard of Tim Galloway. Something tells me Yale quarterback Paul Andrie still does: www.newspapers.com/clip/56879655/1982-yale-hc/ As I recall Fenerty was sitting that year (while going to class) due to the transfer rule at the time and in 1983 he exploded on the HC scene.
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Post by timholycross on Jun 1, 2021 6:54:49 GMT -5
Brad Totten was a wideout in the Carter era. IIRC he made a nice catch in the playoff game vs WCU. One of those guys you see sometimes that make a nice play out of nowhere and you say "good, we'll have him next year"....and then find out he's a senior. Our receivers were pretty talented at the time although the stats may not have shown that (the attack was more ground game/option oriented; why not when you have a Gill Fenerty on your side).
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jun 1, 2021 10:39:21 GMT -5
Mike Toth was a great friend and team mate. He was one tough SOB. Back then ALL of the ladies on campus just loved Mike for his movie star looks. All in all he was a great person. I was fortunate enough to have a great conversation with Mike before his passing. Lots of laughs. God bless him. He should be in the ring of honor at Fitton Field. My recollection was that Mike would take off his helmet when walking off the field, much to the delight of the coeds in the stands
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Post by Ignutz on Jun 1, 2021 11:15:13 GMT -5
Mike Toth was a great friend and team mate. He was one tough SOB. Back then ALL of the ladies on campus just loved Mike for his movie star looks. All in all he was a great person. I was fortunate enough to have a great conversation with Mike before his passing. Lots of laughs. God bless him. He should be in the ring of honor at Fitton Field. Mike was the "coolest" guy I've ever known - as I told his son, Zach, at Mike's funeral. And he was as nice off the field as he was tough on the field. Mike was Ronnie "Sunshine" Bass before there was a "Remember the Titans" movie. R I P
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Post by hc87 on Jun 1, 2021 22:54:22 GMT -5
Yup...my bad, Toth. Sorry to hear about his passing, sounds like he was quite a guy.
Did he transfer in from a junior college? We've had very few of those ovah the years.
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