The Class of 1971 Newsletter Dartmouth College Fall 2020

Vol. 7 No. 2

50 Years Later, Remembering Dartmouth Football’s Greatest Season

In the fall of 1970, Dartmouth’s varsity This issue of the ‘71 newsletter commem- football team rolled up an undefeated 9-0 orates that feat. Our special report begins record, routing every rival, shutting out on Page 4, with highlights of the season, a six teams, capturing the Ivy League Cham- virtual roundtable with players, personal pionship, ranking 14th in the U.S., ahead memories, photos and a statistics pack- of Penn State, and bringing home the age. We hope you will enjoy this salute to Lambert Trophy. Dartmouth’s greatest season.

Also In this issue... Elsewhere inside... Our second coronavirus survey drew nearly Many ‘71 activities have been postponed 200 responses, a record, underscoring the because of the cornavirus, but virtual profound importance that ‘71s attach to the Zoom meetings have sprouted,, including crisis. Pages 8-10 a virtual Homecoming. Page 11. ‘71 Community Service/Philanthropy News- President’s Letter Zoom Meetings Generate Lots of Interest SEAD, Native American, “Rocky” programs Dear ’71 Friends, Sam Cuddeback has turbo-charged Meet our latest Rockefeller Center Ever since last spring , when the Coronavirus swept John Sloan Dickey’s sentiment ‘there is no our class philanthropy. In the previ- interns, supported by ‘71 class dues: across the country and the world, Willis Newton has parting in the Dartmouth fellowship, only ous fiscal year that ended last June, been organzing weekly class calls over Zoom. They so long for now’ has taken a new meaning. the Class of ‘71 directed 56% of Annie Farrell ‘21, from Miami, Fla. is have become very popular, sometimes with more than We are communicating as a class more two dozen classmates online. The discussions vary our $23,957 in class dues to proj- working remotely as an intern at Amer- than ever using Zoom, most recently widely, from the social and political issues of the day, ects reflecting the specific interests icans for Immigrant Justice in their for our book club and October Virtual children’s program. It to the highly personal. Plus, there have been a robust of classmates, including support for Homecoming. Kudos to Willis Newton offers free legal services series of email strings before and after the calls. As for launching weekly Zoom meetings in the special Covid-19 fund, for the to immigrant children, one example, Mickey Stuart wrote to Willis, “ Thanks April. We will be organizing more of these Rockefeller internships, for the Native sometimes unaccom- for organizing these calls. They are really enjoyable. leading up to June 2021 … additional American program, and for the SEAD panied and at times Question: I’m thinking about having my DNA analyzed. hosts are welcome. program, which provides tutoring for suffering from neglect or Which service is better: Ancestry, or 23 & Me?” a ques- disadvantaged Upper Valley students. abuse. With an in-person June reunion currently At our virtual Homecoming, Sam An early Zoom meeting of ‘71s... classmates. Florida Huff ‘21, is a history/economics tion that itself provoked a flurry of commentary from in question, the 50th Reunion Book takes introduced several speakers: Sarah on even greater significance. Over 230 major. Last summer she worked at the Palacios, Native American Program classmates sent in wonderful essays and U.S. International Devel- family photos. The editors have allowed Director, who described the academic opment Finance Corp. us a final deadline of Sunday, November and professional support her orga- She worked in the office The Coronavirus Has Upended Many of Our Plans. But... 15. If anybody has issues logging in, try nization provides for the College’s of public affairs, draft- chrome as your browser, otherwise send Native American students; Ashley ing press releases, and We still have hopes for a number of events, especially our 50th Reunion next June David Aylward or me your essay and Doolittle, Associate Director, repre- developing social media content. pictures and we will ensure that they are senting SEAD, and Diana Alvarado 1) Denver Dinner – Denver CC - TBD inserted. ’22 eloquently spoke about her experi- Both Annie and Florida thanked the 2) NYC Dinner – TBD ence as a student advisor in the SEAD Class for their support in brief videos 3) SF Dinner -- TBD I hope you are proud of how wisely the program. class executive team is investing your class played during our virtual Homecoming. 4) Feb 4-7, 2021 – Naples Mini Reunion dues to develop future leaders. Just as the Last Call... to submit your 50th Reunion Book entry 7) Feb 26-28, 2021 – CarniVail 1970 football team set a gold standard for 8) March 30-31, 2021 – 1971 Pilobolus Dance Fest – Hopkins Center other classes, your executive team is ask- David Aylward, editor of the 50th book, asks for your help: “Last chance to be 9) April 2-3, 2021 – MOMIX at Hopkins Center ing, in honor of our 50th Year, that 100% part of our 50th Reunion Book! Don’t be left out with only your Green Book of our class contribute class dues and 10)April 2021 (TBD) – MS Walk with Team Zrike consider a contribution for scholarships in us some thoughts on anything you wish, at any length. Go to https://dart- 11)April 25 – May 2 – Class Mississippi River Cruise any amount (1971.dartmouth.org). mouth71.reuniontechnologies.compicture. Let your classmates hear about and followyou. Fill the in instructions.the easy profile “ and give 12)June 11-15 - 50th Reunion

Please give a rouse for Ted Eismeier who Peter S. Pratt has represented us so well on Alumni Council and for Steve Hoverman who Class President has agreed to represent our class for the [email protected] next 3 years. Just as coach Bob Blackman recruited great talent, our class is blessed with talent and we are constantly looking Jim Rager Sam Cuddeback Jeff McElnea Ted Eismeier Bernie Wysocki for new additions to our team. Vice President Head Agent Bequest Chairman Communications Newsletter Editor [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Thank you for all so many of you do to make us proud to be the Great ‘Class’ Malcolm Jones Nels Armstrong of 1971 … recognized last year as Dart- Bob Lider Steve Hoverman Frank Anton mouth Class of the Year. Head Agent/ Class Historian Alumni Council Rep Survey Editor Secretary nelson.armstrong.71@ [email protected] Mini Reunions Chair [email protected] [email protected] Be safe and well, [email protected] alum.dartmouth.org David Aylward Peter Jim Bays Michael Maynard Steve Zrike The Newsletter editors would like Treasurer Editor, Reunion Book to hear from you. Please send Head Agent [email protected] Communications [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] suggestions or comments to us. 2 3 Dartmouth Football 1970: Undefeated Ivy Champions Four ‘71s Remember Their Greatest Season On the Football Field Fifty Years Later, That Performance Remains the Standard of Excellence On October 7, editors Frank Anton and tions. That was a really close game.” Two on him. We gang tackled him throughout Bernie Wysocki held a Zoom conference days later he called me and said, “You the game that year. We shut him down. How good was Dartmouth’s 1970 football team? “It’s time to say it: In 1970, Dartmouth ruled Ivy call with four ‘71s from the undefeated killed us.” They just couldn’t get into the He got like 60 yards (on 40 carries). Jau- Well, one football analyst rated it as the best Ivy League football League football in a fashion that was more domi- 1970 Ivy Championship football team. end zone. ron? I don’t remember Jauron so much. team ever. And the numbers back up that assessment. nating than any other, before or since.” Willie Bogan, safety Tom Price: Most of the time, certainly When we played Yale, we were very -- Jack DeGange, Dartmouth’s sports information Bob Cordy, offensive guard on defense, we had the disposition that much focused on Don Martin because he Joe Jarrett, linebacker there was nothing another team could out six of the nine teams it defeated. The team outscored its director from 1968-1977. was the speedster. opponentsThe undefeated by a combinedteam finished score the 311-42, season which 9-0. The works team out shut to an Tom Price, defensive end do to win, because they weren’t going to average game score of, get this, 35-5. On this and the following pages are high- score much. We just kind of played that Frank Anton: So we’re talking about And, for good measure, the team outgained its opponents by an lights from that session. way all the time. The offense did their glory days of Dartmouth football, and average of 250 yards a game. job. We were better on both sides of the they just finished a pretty good season. The look beyond the numbers is equally impressive. Dartmouth Frank Anton: The Princeton game had ball, offense and defense. There was a But there was a period 1998-2009 when won the Ivy League championship, one of its league-best 19 spoiled the undefeated season the year the team went 25-86 and actually had a championships. Dartmouth won the Lambert Trophy as the before. What did it mean to win that every game, especially the big games. winless season in ‘08. So were you guys - game in 1970? Do any of you guys want Williequiet confidence Bogan: I agree that permeatedwith that. Wethrough paying attention to that? Did it pain you? ished the season ranked as the 14th best team in the country, to comment on that? went into Harvard and Yale stadiums It pained me because I was a fan. rankedbest team ahead in the of East.football Most powerhouses impressive USC,of all, Oklahoma Dartmouth and fin Penn State (more on Penn State later). And head coach Bob Blackman Willie Bogan: I certainly do. I realized advantage, and we did not care. Bob Cordy: I just couldn’t understand was named the college football coach of the year. in 1969, perfection is really hard every year. We never had a home field how a tradition could fail like it I don’t know about any of you but I couldn’t get enough of Dart- to achieve, and we were so very failed. I was so thrilled about the mouth football that fall 50 years ago. I went to seven of the nine close. We lost that last game (to comeback. Princeton). At least for me, per- Willie Bogan: When we start- the Princeton game.) I was excited about going to this season’s sonally, the determination not to ed having that losing stretch, I homecominggames. (I took game my first to attend wife, a the Smithie, planned on celebration our first first of datethe to have that happen again set in. thought we had lost an import- 50th anniversary of Dartmouth’s best team’s best season. I never got over that. So beating ant part of the Dartmouth tradi- A Dartmouth touchdown against Harvard. Then came the coronavirus and cancellation of the game and Princeton in 1970 was our re- tion and how do we get back on the planned celebration. What follows in this newsletter is a demption, It was also a reminder track? recap and a celebration of sorts of what that team—led by 24 • The 1970 Dartmouth team was ranked 14th nationally that we can’t let this perfection • No. 1 in scoring defense -- 42 points, or 4.7 per game of our classmates—accomplished. Whether you were or are a thing slip through our hands Frank Anton: A question about • Six shutouts football fan or not, it makes for good reading and a reminder of again. That was my mindset. injuries. The tackling dummy • No. 6 nationally in scoring -- 311 points, or 33.6 per those glory days in Hanover. Tom Price: I would say that (developed at Dartmouth) was game P.S. The 10-0 victory over Yale—before 61,000 fans (I was losing that game and being Ivy in part addressing the issues that • No. 6 in total offense (432 yards) there) in the Yale Bowl—is included in a book of the 50 best League co-champion -- there’s have come up with head inju- • No. 2 in total defense (186 yards) college football games (not just Ivy League) of all time. no such thing as co-champion. ries and concussions. Does that -- Frank Anton It’s like, you lost. Everybody on make you think differently about that team knew we had a lot of football? https://www.1970dartmouthfootball.org skill, and that next year we would The team has a terrific 50th reunion website: come back strong, and nobody Joe Jarrett: I do have a lot of wanted to be a co-champion again. That was not a big deal because we concerns. Every one of us had our head thought we could beat anyone anywhere. banged around a lot of times. Some of us Frank Anton: The Yale game was a big And certainly that year, we were of a were knocked out and had a concussion. game, too. They were likewise undefeat- mindset that we weren’t going to be That’s a big deal. What’s happened in ed when you played them. Was that a deterred. the time since we were playing -- we did game you were confident you were going I do remember there was a special inten- not use our helmet as a projectile. We to win or did you think it could go either sity preparing for the game and playing were tackling face up into the num- way? that game. It was very intense from our ber. When they started this “spearing” standpoint because we weren’t letting up stuff, that’s when these head injuries Lambert Trophy Bob Cordy: I have a lot of memories at all. Every play was intense. started to be severe. Buddy Teevens has about that game. Walking into that done a great job in awakening the rest stadium, 61,000 people. Wow. And you Frank Anton: You guys on defense played of college football coaches on how to Head Coach Bob Blackman, posing here with the know, we played our hearts out in that against Dick Jauron (Yale) and Ed Marin- tackle, and he uses this dummy that is co-captains of the 1970 team. Bob Peters is on game. My best friend and co-captain of aro (Cornell) that year. Two really great robotically controlled. And they tackle the left, Murry Bowden on the right. my high school football team played in backs, Can you compare the two of them? with their shoulder, and their head off Willie Bogan:Marinaro was very slip- to the side. One of the things I noticed the game, he said to me, “Congratula- pery. It was very hard to get a direct hit Quarterback Jim Chasey 4 Continued on next page It would be Blackman’s final year at Dartmouth. the backfield for Yale, and at the end of 5 Barry Brink’s Memory Bank: That Pivotal 1970 Win Against Princeton 38-0

Barry Brink - about our team, for the last 2-3 years, they Classmates From the 1970Honor Football Roll (Team, Team Players, Reflect Coach) (continued) ference games, and what an opening week. I don’t Barry Brink: “When I had the idea of contacting respect- Ranked 14th in the country personally recall: “So, feeling we finallyvengeful made for 1969.it to the It wascon ed opponents to convey memories of our 1970 games, Hank so good at it. They don’t try to make a big - Bjorkland was at the top of the list. (Bjorkland, Princeton blastingare superb hit. open-field They just tacklers.want to get They the areguy ber thinking that we had to win, or else we would star running back, played pro football for the New York Jets on the ground, which is the whole purpose Lambertin the final Trophy AP College Winner Football poll neverdefinitely be able an emotional to say that game we ever for us,beat and Princeton I remem 1972-74.) Not only did I have tremendous respect for his of it. (best team in the East) during my career. Seeing how Marinaro hates us football skills, but we also shared a little contact, both on I think the world of Buddy Bob Cordy: for winning three straight supported my concerns. - Teevens’ innovation. It was extraordinary All American Team I respected Princeton, especially their offense. In cause he ran harder and hit harder than any offensive back for future generations of football play- Murry Bowden two years, we had never been able to stop them. Iand ever off played. the field. While I really Ed Marinarowanted to could reach break out to a Hank head-on be ers. We used to block with our heads. I’m Academic All-America Team In 1969, our death was slow tackle, Hank would run right at and through you, and make surprised more of us didn’t suffer (head Willie Bogan and methodical. They seemed you pay a physical price for tackling him. He ran all around injury.) We didn’t spear but we used our to gain 4.5 yards on every play. us in 1969, and my shoulder hurt for ten minutes after I heads a lot. All East Team We had Third-and Ones all made a tackle. I mentioned to Hank that I hoped he felt the : I think there may have been a Tom Price Murry Bowden afternoon and never stopped impact of that tackle as well. But this is 1970. Hank ran just surge after we played, because people got Barry Brink them. Those were my biggest as hard but didn’t have the supporting cast to be productive. a lot bigger and a lot faster. If you were 250 Willie Bogan concerns, not vengeance. Hank said that he didn’t remember much about the game pounds when we played, you were huge. other than being very disappointed.” Now guys are 300 pounds and running 40 All Ivy First Team Heavy action on the field. Jim Chasey chimes in: “One And then there was linebacker Joe Jarrett’s famous line ... - Offense - As I recall, we were up by a score or two. It certainly hap- sions have gotten worse, more impactful. Bob Peters yards in under five seconds. So the colli dence going into Princeton week. I recall during I think the injuries took off a little after we Bob Cordy pre-seasonthing about thereHoly Crosswere timesis that I ithad gave doubts me confi about not because of their accomplishments ... But because we played. Force, mass and acceleration were Jim Chasey pened in the first half. Princeton was moving down the field, beating Yale, Princeton, and Harvard. After Holy were called for penalties three times in about four plays. different. Defense Cross, those pretty much disappeared. Besides The third was a face mask 15 yarder. There was grumbling Barry Brink getting more comfortable with how our offense in the huddle, and then Joe retorts: “ Ah, don’t worry about Frank Anton: Your coach, Bob Blackman. Murry Bowden was performing, I believe I was starting to see it ... They can’t penalize them into the end zone !!” I thought They talk a lot now about coaches being Willie Bogan he was talking to us, not Princeton. Only Joe knows for players’ coaches. What kind of coach was he? what problems our defense was going to pose for any opponent. Barry mentioned something earlier sure. Personally, I love that Chase shared his interpretation, ASA Bushnell Cup (Best Ivy League Player) because at the very least, this was the beginning of our : He was not a players‘ coach. about the defense not yet developing its identity at Willie Bogan Jim Chasey Defense becoming the greatest trash talkers in Dartmouth Bob was your hard nosed general. I re- Football History. Our antics would put the other teams in member him telling us at one point, he’s game might have been instrumental in that.” 1970 Walter Camp Coach of the Year this point. I think the first quarter of the Princeton the end zone if these incidents happened in today’s games. going to push us to the limit and he’s either Bob Blackman gonna make us or break us. And that was Penn State. Joe Paterno was the coach. We were pretty good But subsequently, as the years have gone his approach. He could be very hard on the bullhorn. But after a while that got Frank Anton: You guys were playing Joe Jarrett: He said, what other schools are you friends, but we had a lot of other good by, my closest Dartmouth friends now people, very critical.He would embarrass to be a little bit of a joke. Some of our high-level college football at a very se- looking at and I mentioned Dartmouth. friends. I don’t think we mostly hung are my teammates. you with the bullhorn. So I felt sometimes guys made a lot fun of him, like Bob rious academic institution, Dartmouth And he said, “I’m an Italian kid from around football players. We still have Willie Bogan: We hung out so much. I was playing not for Blackman but despite Peters was great about it, and Barry College. How challenging was it to play Brooklyn who went to Brown. And we good communication and Christmas You’re in the trenches together. If it’s not Blackman. But I always acknowledged that Brink, and some of the other guys, football and keep up with the academic at Penn State we have the best combi- cards. But most of my friends were not a friendship, it’s a bond. I felt a real bond the guy was good. He prepared us to play at We liked him -- kind of. And we re- workload? nation of football and pre med -- be- on the football team. with most of my teammates. the highest level. I give him a lot of credit. spected him a lot. cause I know you want to be a doctor Bob Cordy: Pretty much the same. A lot of my closest friends outside of But he was not your players’ coach. Bob Cordy: He was very sophisticat- Willie Bogan: No matter how much -- than any other school you’ve talked There were no football players in my football were other African-Americans Joe Jarrett: He retired to Hilton head. He ed in how we approached the game we loved sports or how good we might about except for Dartmouth. And if you fraternity and none in my dorm. I felt at Dartmouth. It was a very challenging and I got in contact and we became pretty and how he prepared us for the game. have been, the reason to go to Dart- don’t come here I think you should go great about my teammates, loved to time. The civil rights movement. Dart- good friends, and we played in each other’s Strategy, and he knew how to struc- to Dartmouth. I never forgot that. see them. But there were just a lot of mouth was just beginning to have black member-guest golf tournaments. And so I ture, particularly on offense. It would an education. The football program : The program understood other friendships. So it wasn’t like we saw a side of him that I hadn’t seen be- really work. We all wanted to be good. accommodatedmouth was first that.and foremostThere were to gettimes Bob Cordy why we were at Dartmouth. We loved were clinging together. But it is always was a sense of alienation at times, and fore. I was sitting in his home when Buddy We knew that he could lead us there. when a certain class met on a certain it -- playing football there, having great wonderful to see them, and after 50 westudents bonded in togetherany significant in order number. to help There us And he did. colleagues -- but we understood it, years, it still is. through that experience. But, over the week that he had been appointed coach at Joe Jarrett: His great strength on de- was understood it was OK to miss that Teevens called him from Tulane, the first too. It was demanding, but we weren’t : Most of my friends while at years, when I went back to reunions, I Tulane University. Buddy called him, and fense was having Jake (Crouthamel) as day (that conflicted with practice) it Tom Price being paid to play football. Academics Dartmouth were not football players. felt the greatest kinship with my fellow Bob was extremely supportive of him. You our coach. (He succeeded Blackman my class. I always thought that Dart- But I was good friends with Joe, Dan football players. know, as young men, he was intimidating as head coach in 1971.) mouthpractice and because the Ivy my League first priority generally was Radakovich and Willie. Stu Simms was Willie Bogan is a retired corporate counsel to us, as Willie said, when you got that Willie Bogan had the right balance. was always first.: I don’t know if the four my roommate. I was around football at McKesson Corp.; Bob Cordy is a retired blasting criticism that everyone on the Bob’s protege. Tom Price: When I was a high school Frank Anton of you are close friends. but were your players a lot. I had more and closer justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court; : Jake was definitely kid visiting schools, I went to visit Joe Jarrett, M.D. is a retired orthopedist; best friends Dartmouth teammates? friends who were not football players. 6 Tom Price, M.D. is a cardiology specialist. field could hear about it, because he had In the last 2-3 months as the country began to re- Do you buy into the much-discussed idea that Class of 1971 Survey: The Coronavirus Redux open, did you (and do you now) feel comfortable: people will begin to leave big, congested cities on a scale of 1-7 to move to smaller towns to avoid future coro- 4.82 navirus threats? Have you or anyone in your family contracted Grocery shopping Not surprisingly the class survey about the Covid-19 Dining out 2.63 pandemic generated record response from 200 or so class- coronavirus? Traveling by air 1.96 mates and more written comments than ever before. Based Staying in a hotel 2.53 on the comments it’s safe to say that most classmates be- Yes 12% Attending large gatherings 1.55 50% lieve the country won’t return to normal for at least a year Inviting friends to your home 3.28 Working at or visitng a typical (assuming development of an effective vaccine), and that 2.97 No 88% 25% the new normal will find more people working at home, No way Absolutely shopping online, traveling less and embracing distance business office learning and heightened awareness of health and safety. Do you know anyone who has either Pipe dream Sure thing Here are the highlights of the survey results: contracted the coronavirous or died after In the initial 60-90 days of the pandemic, When a vaccine is available will you rush to being infected? -About 2/3 of the respondents know somebody who con- when the infection and death rates were soar- be innoculated? ing, did you shelter in place? tracted coronavirus, and 20% knew somebody who died Contracted Yes 63% from it; No 37% -Close to 1 in 5 had a family member lose a job, and 1 in 6 40% Died Yes 21% had an adult child return to the nest; 30% No 79% 25% -Very few bolted from their primary residence in search of 10% a safer spot (but I did); Hell no Religiously Forget it ASAP -Some 80% took the shelter in place orders very seriously Did anyone in your family lose their job because of the pandemic? when the coronavirus infection and death rates were soar- How would you rate the response of the ing in the spring; Do you believe masks are effective in protecting you from coronavirus? Yes 17% -At this point most classmates say they’re still uncomfort- pandemic? scientific and medical communities to the able dining out, traveling, having friends over or attending No 83% any crowded event; 50% -About 80% wear masks if they’re out all or most of the 40% Did any of your adult children (married or 20% time, and 80% believe masks are effective in reducing the unmarried, with our without children) move spread of the disease; in with you at any time during the past six Hoax Best bet months? -75% strongly support a second Federal economic rescue Lacking Superb program in response to the pandemic versus 10% who strongly oppose such a program; and Yes 17% Do you wear a mask religiously? Rate the role President Trump has played in dealing with the pandemic? -Classmates gave the work of the medical/scientific com- No 83% munity in response to the pandemic high marks, say a B+; they gave President Trump’s response to the pandemic an Many people bolted from their primary resi- F. 40% 70% dence, to supposedly safer spots, to avoid the If you’d like to see the complete survey results and all of the coronavirus. Did you? 10% 20% comments, let me know at [email protected] and I will forward the information to you. Yes 6% Never Always Inept Top notch -- Frank Anton No 94% Please turn to the next page, where ‘71s speak out: Will the country return to normal 8 9

fairly quickly? Or will the pandemic lead to significant long term changes? Here’s your chance to speak out: Do you think the country will return to normal fairly quickly? Or will the pandemic lead to significant long-term changes? And, if so, what will change? (Below are 23 of 109 responses, received between Sept. 30 and Oct. 2.) The Class of ‘71 Virtual Homecoming Was a Great Success, As Nearly See all responses at http://1971.dartmouth.org) 50 classmates and Friends Gathered For the October 2 Event • Significant long term changes. Retail, large events, hospi- • Think it will return (to normal) within a year....My wife tality industry (restaurant, hotel, cruise, etc.), educational and I have it now: it is an annoyance yes, like a bad flu, but many of the 200,000 deaths would have died very institutions, office work template (home vs. in office), student internships through Barry Brink, Bob Cordy, Sarah soon anyway from their other illnesses, so the numbers Your humble newsletter participants had every- commercial reale estate on and on. the Rockefeller Center. Marter, and Robin Poponne are really politically motivated and overblown. Long editor has produced what • This is idiocy. We had better return to normal quickly! David Aylward reported on shared memories of the 1970 term changes needed, starting with a new President who may be the world’s worst October 2 Zoom Home- The “cure” has been much worse than the rather feeble the progress that it is being football season, and several respects science, people, and the nation. Zoom meeting screen grab. comingthing but event. the bonfire After Peter at our disease. made on our innovative classmates shared with Susan • In 2008 there was a gasoline crunch with dire warnings Apologies. Pratt welcomed us all, Sam • We’ll never be the same after this....I think suspicion and 50th Reunion Yearbook and Gavle their memories of Darrel about oil becoming scarce and people flocked to get It’s fair to say that the Cuddeback introduced distrust will prevail because of the current president and thanked Mark Bellonby and as a player and a person. The fuel-efficient vehicles, then gasoline became plentiful virtual Homecoming over several members of the on it’ll be harder to recover from what he’s perpetrated than all the others whose skill formal proceedings ended with and Ford can’t make enough enormous trucks, etc. That Zoom was far better than campus Dartmouth commu- just the virus alone. and hard work will make it a toast to the Class of 1971 by sort of thing will happen before the pandemic is over the visuals below. nity, who spoke about how • The country will never be the same in my lifetime. possible for every member Dan Clouse. Many lingered for with so many americans flocking to bars, musical events, Ted Eismeier summarized your class dues support • The threat from this virus and others will affect how we of the class to receive a copy the virtual afterglow.” etc. with no thought of this pandemic nor any regard the meeting on the class the SEAD (Strengthening live in the future. Those who can afford it will make the of the biggest and best re- whatsoever for the next one. website and it’s a model Educational Access at Dart- greatest changes. The distance between the haves and union yearbook ever in the • I’ve been agreeing with the experts, and saying since of clarity and brevity. As mouth) program, the Native have nots will increase dramatically. spring of 2021. Jim Chasey, • The virus is not nearly as destructive as the various levels April, that we will be lucky to all be in Hanover next American program, and of big government’s fascist response to it. June for our 50th reunion. Large gatherings (sporting • Your guess is as good as mine. events, concerts, commencements) are not likely to be Ted wrote, “Almost fifty safe until the Fall of 2021, at the earliest. • Even when a vaccine becomes widely available, and the elusive “herd immunity” becomes a real possibility, the virus will continue to take a toll. So things will not • Fairly quickly. return to what we used to think of as “normal”. For older • It will take two years to be back to “normal”. individuals, like us, we will probably have to live much • Every social parameter will be re-tooled. Good luck stag- more cautiously for the rest of our lives. ing the 50th reunion. • It’s going to be a while. Because not everyone seems willing to wear masks it’s going to take a vaccine and widespread inoculation for an end to the pandemic. I don’t believe the end will occur until begin until mid- year 2021. The new normal will include very different • Expect protracted disruption through prolonged vacci- educational opportunities and pathways; today’s toddlers nation campaign in 2021. No “normalcy” for two years, will have social challenges as they cease to be the center similar to 1918 sequelae. of attention; the cinema / movie theater / cultural perfor- • We won’t return to exactly what was before. There will mances will take years to recover; big cities will have less be noticeable but not cataclysmic changes such as 1) attraction for many apartment dwellers. more people moving out of cities to smaller towns for • November 4th it will miraculously disappear...... quality of life reasons (not just to avoid COVID-19) and • Stimulus has been poorly spent and many small busi- 2) more people working remotely from home rather nesses will never return making recovery slower and the than being in offices. “new us” a less diverse place. Political divisiveness is the • Unfortunately, my rural way of life will be permanently result of a childish president and systemic racism, not a compromised by wealthy city families moving to our result of the pandemic. area. They will bring their liberal attitudes with them so • Significant changes: Working in offices, and large office our long term way of life will be threatened. They are spaces with cubicles, will be less common. More business attracted to our communities but very quickly want to and retail sales will be conducted by internet (requiring institute attitudes and things they had while living in more robust and better distributed internet service). their metro environment. Commercial spaces, schools and all public transporta- • No one can answer this question. tion (especially airplanes) will be fitted with ventilation • We are living in a new normal. I think most people will systems that filter viruses and introduce fresh air. Public be too traumatized and will have become more comfort- transportation terminals (especially airports) will be able with the new reality. .. The world as we knew it is re-arranged to avoid crowding. gone. 10 11 Dartmouth’s Undefeated 1970 Football Team: The Roster of ‘71s

When Bob Cordy showed up for freshmen football in 1967, he recalls, 125 other classmates had the same idea. By the fall of our senior year, 1970, there were 24 members of the Class of 1971 on the roster of that championship team: Position Height Weight School Hometown

Russell L. Adams DB 5’11” 190 Wilmington area H.S. New Wilmington, Pa. Willie C. Bogan S 6’3” 200 Albion H.S. Albion, Mich. J. Murry Bowden R 5’11” 190 Snyder H.S. Snyder, Tex. Barry R. Brink, PhD DT 6’3” 240 Tamapais H.S. Mill Valley, Calif. William H. Brooks LB 6’2” 220 Wayne Valley H.S. Wayne, N.J. Robert H. Brown OE 6’2” 190 Massapequa H.S. Masapaqua, N.Y. James A. Chasey QB 6’1” 190 Leigh H.S. Los Gatos, Calif. John B. Colangelo LB 5’11” 200 Port Chester H.S. Port Chester, N.Y. Robert J. Cordy OG 6’2” 203 Ossining H.S. Ossining, N.Y. Michael J. Hannigan DB 6’0” 185 Edgemont H.S. Scarsdale, N.Y. J. Bradley Houser HB 6’1” 170 Kittanning H.S. Kittanning, Pa. Joe N. Jarrett Jr., M.D. LB 6’0” 210 Episcopal (Va.) H.S. Oak Hill, W. Va. James P. Knox LB 5’11” 185 Plant City H.S. Plant City, Fla. Robert J. Moore LB 6’1” 185 Columbia H.S. Castleton, N.Y. William H. Munich LB 6’0” 205 West Geauga H.S. Chesterland, Ohio Robert. W. Peters OT 6’2” 235 LaSalle-Peru H.S. Oglesby, Ill. Thomas J. Price Jr. M.D. DE 6’1” 210 South Point H.S. South Point, Ohio Daniel E. Radakovich OG 6’3” 215 James Brown H.S. Chicago, Ill. Tim A. Risley DE 6’1” 200 Harrison H.S. Harrison, Ark. Michael P. Roberts FB 5’10” 215 Brooks School North Andover, Mass. W. John Short HB 5’11” 195 Glendale H.S. Glendale, Ariz. William S. Skibitsky DT 6’0” 235 Hastings H.S. Hastings, N.Y. Mark R. Stevenson C 6’1” 205 Swampscott H.S. Sharon, Mass. James R. Wallace OG 5’8” 185 Ludlow H.S. Ludlow, Mass.