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Conlin, Bill, fl. 1964 [Penn State Hopes Wydman Fills QB Vacancy and Princeton to Battle Yale]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09571.01.02 Author/Creator: Conlin, Bill, fl. 1964 Place Written: University Park, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 12 September 1964 Pagination: 2 p. : newspaper Height: 30 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy

Newspaper clipping by Bill Conlin sent from Susanne Sabaroff to Loius Stamps about who will become the next quarterback for Penn State. Refers to the quarterback-naming ritual, "the Miracle of Mount Nittany," and names previous quarterbacks. It includes a photo of Gary Wydman and a table of the 1963 Penn State game record. Back of article includes short article by Red Hamer about who might win the Ivy League championships.

Conlin, Bill, fl. 1964
Wydman, Gary, fl. 1964
Hamer, Red, fl. 1964

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