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www.harvardvarsityclub.org Volume 56, Issue No. 1 September 6, 2013 Harry by John Powers Copyright The Globe, reprinted with permission As flotillas go this one wasn’t nearly as large asthe Spanish Armada but over half a century it had acquired more precious booty — Olympic medals, silver loving cups, and enough Yale shirts to enrobe the Anderson Bridge. Five decades of Harvard oarsmen returned to the Charles on Saturday morning for a ceremonial row past to pay homage to Harry Parker, their master and commander who died in June after a final triumphant season. “It is a wonder,” marveled Charley Butt, the longtime lightweight coach who’ll succeed Parker as only the ninth director of the heavyweight program since 1852. “It is a testament to the guy. I can’t imagine half a century coming back like this. This is such a compelling experience.” Nearly 40 eights, fours, quads, doubles, and singles formed an upstream procession past the imposing you about yourself. Isn’t that the purpose of a liberal arts Victorian edifice where Parker had occupied a tiny corner college?” office since 1960. Most were amalgams of his varsity A five-minute chat was a filibuster from the man crews, who’d reclaimed their crimson jerseys from attics they called The Sphinx. “If there was a prize for ratio of and basements. But the lightweights were there, too, led influence to words spoken, that’s a horizon job for Harry,” by the 1971 “Superboat,” as well as several Radcliffe boats reckoned Blair Brooks, who captained the unbeaten 1975 and a four from the Winsor School stroked by Parker’s R&S edition. daughter Abigail, who’ll enroll at the college this month. Parker never gave a pep talk. “There was no strangling “It’s a reunion of the tribe,” observed Steve Brooks, who of bulldogs,” said Jim Tew, the 1966 captain. It’s their stroked the Harvard boat at the 1968 Olympics. “We’re activity, Parker would say. If it’s not important to them, I back together.” can’t make it important. They came together, as well, in Sydney and London, His oarsmen were so driven, so competitive that Parker where other Crimson rowers took to the water for a salute. didn’t need to nudge them. As the procession was coming There was a five-ringed reunion as well. Vyacheslav to an end, three of his more recent varsities broke off to race Ivanov, the legendary Soviet sculler who won three gold each other to the bridge. medals in the single and competed against Parker in the Bragging rights at Newell are eternal and his former 1960 Olympic final, flew in from Moscow and paddled out oarsmen still ponder the one answer that Parker took to the in a double with Don Spero, his American rival in 1964. “I grave: Who’s the fairest of us all? “We know the answer,” was invited, and I wanted to honor Harry,” the 75-year-old Fellows said puckishly, pointing to a 1974 flag hanging Ivanov said through a translator. from a crepe-adorned pole next to an enormous “Thank you, Harry” banner. “Why else would Harry put our photo on the wall?” Parker, a ferocious competitor not above hornswoggling his sons at Monopoly, loved hard-core racers, which is why he cherished this year’s unbeaten varsity, which sent him out a winner with a six-length swamping of Yale in the four- miler. He had barely a fortnight to live that weekend but he hadn’t announced his retirement. When the 1980 crew came back for a reunion row, Parker went out on the water with them, orchestrating a race with his daughter stroking the winning boat, and then had lunch. “He said, nice to see you,” Dick Cashin said. “He never said goodbye.” Two days later Parker slipped out of consciousness and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Photos from the memorial row for Harry Parker on the Charles River was ferried across the Styx, his final river. On Thursday August 17, 2013. Photo courtesy of Athletic Communications. his ashes were scattered at Red Top, his crew’s age-old Jim Dietz, the Northeastern grad who sculled in two training camp on the Thames in New London. On Saturday Games, was back on the river. So was the 1980 Olympic came the final gathering of crimson-hued hundreds at eight that Parker coached. “This is the way it should be,” Newell, from whose bays Parker loved to launch golf balls remarked Ted Nash, who was Parker’s Rome teammate toward Memorial Drive. “How many people could cause and later his coaching rival at Penn. “This is what it’s all something like this to happen?” mused Bob Jaugstetter, the about for all of us.” 1980 Olympic coxswain. “A pope, maybe.” All but a handful of Parker’s 51 captains were present, Gifts in memory of Parker can be directed to Dana-Farber Cancer some of them serving as ushers at the afternoon service Institute at: at Memorial Church in the Yard, where Henley blazers Dana-Farber Cancer Institute were the uniform of the day. “The Mister Chips model, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor where you come back to school 50 years later and he’s still Brookline, MA 02445 teaching, that’s gone away,” said John MacEachern, the Donors should enclose a note stating who the gift is in memory of 1981 captain. and the name of the next of kin. Donations are also accepted online at When his former oarsmen talked about Parker, it http://www.jimmyfund.org/gift or by phone at 617-632-3019. was with equal parts affection, admiration, and awe. Community Rowing Inc., which has its boathouse named in Parker’s “He was like , who had the five- honor, is also accepting donations in Parker’s name. The organization minute university,” said Dave Fellows, who captained has a giving portal set up through “The Giving Common” at The Boston the unbeaten 1974 Rude & Smooth boat. “Harry taught Foundation. To access the portal, visit https://www.givingcommon.org/ profile/1070765 Kevin Landry, 69 by Jenna Lee Geissler for excellence in all areas. Kevin cared about people and Marketing and Communications Manager, Harvard Varsity Club their success. He was fair, had good judgment and we can count Kevin as one of our all time great alumni.” It is with a heavy heart we report that Kevin Landry ‘66 — John P. Reardon, Jr. ’60 ,Executive Director, Harvard Alumni passed away on August 1st, 2013 after a long battle with Association; Associate Vice President, University Relations lung cancer. He was 69 years old. As a very active member within the Harvard community, enthusiastic supporter of academics and athletics and doting family “I did not know Landry well, but his death, man, Landry will be dearly missed. Landry is as I was preparing to teach my freshman survived by his wife Barrie, and three children; seminar on Amateur Athletics, made me Kim Gwinn Landry ’93 of Wellesley, Jennifer think of how many of the great citizens and Landry Le ’99 of Riverside, Connecticut leaders who have graduated from Harvard Christopher, of City. A memorial for in the period, say, from 1950-1975 had family and friends was held on August 15, 2013 strong athletic experiences here. Landry at Memorial Church in . seems to have been more of a hockey fan at Harvard than a player, though his “Kevin was my second hire and his ability and Middlesex School tribute remembers his self-confidence were immediately apparent... football and basketball experience there....” Kevin was talented, blunt and tenacious, with an —Harry Lewis Professor of Computer Science in Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied intense desire to do well for the company. He also Sciences Kevin Landry and Harvard Athletics blog had a great feel for people and an innate ability post. to determine who could best execute a plan. C. Kevin Landry - TA Associates As I watched Kevin’s abilities carry him to ever Gifts in memory of Kevin Landry can be donated to the greater achievements, and as our professional and personal Landry Cancer Biology Consortium. Checks should be relationship deepened over the years, I truly reveled in made payable to , referencing the his success.” —Peter Brooke, Chairman, Advent International Landry Cancer Consortium, and sent to: Corporation, the firm he founded upon leaving TA Associates in 1984. Go to http://www.ta.com/News/CKL-In-Memoriam.aspx for the full article. Recording Secretary Office Harvard University Development “Kevin was a really extraordinary man — bigger than life. 124 Mount Auburn Street Kevin cared deeply about Harvard and what was best for Cambridge, MA 02138 this institution. Kevin was honest, challenging and drove

Women’s Rugby Becomes 42nd Varsity Sport at Harvard University

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Cambridge, Mass. – Continuing its rich history of broad- based educational opportunities through athletics, Harvard University will create a varsity women’s rugby team to begin play in the 2013-14 academic year. Women’s rugby will be the 21st varsity sport for women and 42nd varsity sport overall at Harvard making Harvard the nation’s leader in both areas. Harvard will be the first institution to sponsor a varsity rugby program and continues to lead the field with the commitment and sustainability of interest that is its long tradition of supporting athletics for women. This consistent with a varsity level program.” said Scalise. “We tradition began in the 19th century when , are committed to our mission of providing educational its sister school, offered tennis and basketball teams. In 1923, opportunities through athletics where competitive and Radcliffe competed in the country’s first intercollegiate recreational programs serve an integral part of the swimming meet. educational experience.” “As a former student athlete and competitive swimmer, I strongly support the important role that athletics plays in the lives of thousands of students,” said Sue Parker: Michael D. Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Harvard’s First Women’s Rugby “I’m proud of what the women’s rugby club has already Head Coach achieved in recent years and look forward to following their success as a varsity sport.” “We are excited to have Sue Parker join us as st “We are delighted to add women’s rugby as our 21 our first coach of varsity women’s rugby,” said varsity sport for women” said Bob Scalise, the Nichols Bob Scalise, Harvard’s Nichols Family Director Family Director of Athletics. “We are proud to be the largest of Athletics. “We believe that she will provide excellent intercollegiate athletic program in the country and to have leadership both for our program and athletes. As the head the greatest number of intercollegiate athletic opportunities coach of the first varsity women’s rugby program in the Ivy for women of any college or university nationwide. League, she will also be a leader in the rugby community as “We have been impressed by our team’s enthusiastic a whole, a role I am sure she will fulfill with equal ability and engagement in their sport as well as the explosive growth of enthusiasm.” rugby as a sport for women. We hope that our decision will “I share Harvard’s philosophy that rugby presents a unique be a catalyst for other schools to follow our lead and consider educational opportunity to its student-athletes,” Parker said. adding rugby as an intercollegiate sport for women. The “I am thrilled to be joining the athletic department as the head program’s impressive role as part of our club sport offerings coach of women’s rugby, and am very much looking forward and the long-standing level of commitment by these to working with such an exceptional team of women.” students has underlined the importance of athletics as an Parker served as head coach at Navy in 2008-2009 and integral part of the educational process and experience.” 2011-2013. She brings a high level of national and international The women’s rugby club, which began in 1982, has experience. For more on Sue Parker and the Women of Harvard won two national championships (1998, 2011) in the club Rugby go to http://gocrimson.com/sports/wrugby/index. ranks. “The women’s rugby team has demonstrated 2 2012-13 Varsity Club Contributors

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and for the weekend’s 4 games, the team was 3-1. After four by Jenna Lee Geissler hilariously side-splitting days the guys were thankful to all be Marketing and Communications Manager, Harvard Varsity Club together again playing the game that bonded them back in the On August 13, 2013 Harvard University and Bob Scalise, day. Special thanks goes out to Coach Wojcik (w/Katherine the Nichols Family Director of Athletics, announced the and baby Jack) for being there all 4 days, JJ Nullet for his hiring of Charley Butt as the Bolles-Parker Head Coach for General Manager skills, Ed Athanasian and Steve Voelkel for Harvard Men’s Heavyweight Crew. Charley Butt has been uniform procurement and the Barnards for hosting the team. with the university for 28 years, previously as the Friends of Harvard Lightweight Rowing Coach for Men’s Lightweight After 22 memorable, hard working, football loving years, Crew. His change in role comes shortly after the passing of Barbara MacNeill has retired from her role as Administrative legendary coach Harry Parker; he is delighted to carry on the Assistant for Harvard Football. tradition of excellence that Newell Boat house has held for so “We often say that Harvard Football long. For more information go to http://gocrimson.com/sports/ is much more than just the players mcrew-hw/2013-14/releases/20130813osj6r3 and coaches. Barb has been a fixture with Harvard Football for the last 22 Tim Murphy has resigned as The Ulen- years and we were truly fortunate Brooks Endowed Coach for Harvard to have such a warm, friendly and extremely capable assistant for such Men’s Swimming and Diving. Murphy a long time. We are grateful to Barb has accepted the head coach position for her commitment to Harvard with the men’s and women’s swimming Football and she will be missed.” and diving program with Penn State University. Murphy ends his 15 year —Tim Murphy, career at Harvard with seven unde- The Thomas Stephenson Family Head feated seasons, six Eastern Intercolle- Coach for Harvard Football giate Swimming League championships, a 122-11 dual meet record and a No. 3 ranking on the all-time coaches winning Joe Villapiano, Harvard Football list. Tim, you will be missed. We wish you in your Recruiting Coordinator/ Wide endeavours at PSU. For more information go to http://gocrim- Receivers,completed his first Ironman son.com/sports/mswimdive/2013-14/releases/20130807murphy competition in Lake Placid this summer on July 28. Joe had this to In lieu of Tim Murphy’s departure, say about his experience, “If I was we congratulate Kevin Tyrrell for his going to do one, I would do the big promotion to interim head coach for one,” said Villapiano, 32, “I just the 2013-2014 season. Earlier this month love the title, Iron Man. It sounds Tyrrell was promoted to Associate Head cool. It’s tough (being in an iron Coach after holding a four year Assistant man competition) and not many Head Coach position with the program. people do it.” Harvard’s football players “look up to” his having done an iron man competition. Richard Stiles Greeley ‘49 is currently penning a non-fiction “They think I’m crazy,” Villapiano book about his Uncle Bob Stiles ‘16 titled “Hobey Baker and said. “They understand it’s all about hard work,” something Bob Stiles — Two Heros of World War One Who Tempted Fate”. that is valuable on and off the athletic field. For the full article Bob Stiles ’16 was President of the Crimson in 1916 and go to http://thecoaster.net/wordpress/ocean-high-graduate-is-an- Manager of the varsity baseball team; a team that beat the ironman-first-timer/ Red Sox in a preseason game 1-0! Stiles was a popular fellow as elected class “Orator.” He soon moved on to become a Our team has expanded and we would like to introduce you flyer in World War I where he was killed in action. Hobey to our new colleagues! Baker, a Princeton 1913 grad well known for his exploits in Molly Stansik ’13, Special Assistant, graduated from both football and hockey, was Stiles squadron commander Harvard this past May with a degree in Anthropology. Field who was killed in a flight accident shortly after WWI ended. Hockey Alumnae, you may recognize her! Molly played Richard is asking that anyone who has information about for Harvard Women’s Field Hockey all four years as a mid these two heroes please contact him at 610-688-5864 or fielder. [email protected]. We wish Richard the best of luck in Trevor MacDonald joins us from IUPUI where he was his quest and look forward to reading this great story. Director of Marketing and Operations. As an Assistant Director, Trevor will work closely with the Quigley Society The Creaky Crimson’s first foray into the Lake Placid and the Friends of baseball, football, hockey, rowing, rugby, Lacrosse Tournament was an outrageous success! The softball, squash, track, and water polo. Trevor, a NH native, team started out slow, very slow according to Friends Chair earned a BA from Colby in 2002 and Masters in Athletic Chris Pujols ’86. After a heartbreaking loss 5-4, four out of Administration from Springfield College. the eighteen champion players were down for the count and out with injuries for the duration. Over the course Jenna Geissler, Marketing and Communications Manager, of the weekend the Creaky Crimson made a comeback. joins us from PUMA where she was an Event Retail Coordinator focusing on the America’s Cup partnership. Jenna will work closely with coaches and Friends groups on pre/post season newsletters, annual reports, News & Views and any additional marketing materials.

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4 A community remembering Harry Parker...

All photos courtesy of Athletic Communications CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Harvard heavyweight crew defeated Northeastern to win the Smith Cup April 28, 2012 on the Charles River.

Harvard Athletics Bob Scalise, The Nichols Family Director of Athletics Harvard Mourns Loss of Legendary Crew Coach Harry Parker “Harry Parker has been one of the nation’s iconic coaches and educators. He has touched the lives and has influenced countless Harvard oarsmen over the years. His love of the sport, dedication to the success of his students and devotion to Harvard are evident in all Harry has done. His legacy and impact on our program over the last five de- cades will remain. We will miss him as a coach, role model, leader, and a friend.”

Harvard Crew coaching staff. Harry Parker, heavyweight varsity, Ted Washburn, heavyweight freshmen, Greg Stone, leightweight freshmen, John Higginson, lightweight varsity Penn Athletics Mike Lane, Penn Head Coach of Women’s Rowing Penn Mourns Passing of Rowing Legend Harry Parker C’56 “Harry is the ultimate icon in the sport of rowing. When you think of our sport, you think of Harry. It is a tremen- dous loss for our community; however, his legacy in terms of how he impacted the sport will live on forever.”

Parker gives instruction to Nick Bancroft #2 Captain ‘63 US Olympic Committee Scott Blackmun, USOC CEO USOC statement on the passing of Harry Parker “Harry Parker’s impact on the sport of rowing stretches from the shores of the Charles River to all corners of the globe. Both as an Olympic athlete and coach, he served as an inspiration over multiple decades, and his indelible legacy will be felt for many years to come both at Harvard and throughout the Olympic Movement.”

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Members of the Harvard heavyweight crew posed for boat photos on the dock of Newell Boathouse April 29, 2011. Row2k

Ed Hewitt Harry Parker and Steve Brooks ‘71 Harry Parker has passed; a remembrance, 1935-2013 “There is a reason the whole rowing world refers to Harvard University Harry as “Harry,” by his first name, and not as Coach President Parker, or Mr. Parker, or anything else, really. For a man On the Passing of Harry Parker who was known to be hard to know, somehow we all call “Harry Parker epitomized the coach as teacher. He saw him by his first name—no more needed to be said. There each of his rowers not just an athlete but as a whole person, is only one “Harry.” In the rowing world, for the past a person learning not just how to excel at a sport but how 50+ years, if someone referenced “Harry,” it meant Harry to live a life. Generations of Harvard students will forever Parker. This was true in the US, overseas, at Henley, and remember his formative influence. He was a living legend beyond; there aren’t many folks who earn that distinction. at Harvard and in the world of rowing, and his legend will Royalty, maybe.” long endure.”

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connect pre-health and pre-medical student-athletes with alumni alumni with student-athletes pre-medical and pre-health connect largest of any Harvard Athletic group), and the option for alumni alumni for option the and group), Athletic Harvard any of largest

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