More on Former President Freedman's Passing

The Daily Dartmouth does a nice job telling the story of former Dartmouth president James Freedman, who has died at the age of 70. I'll have some thoughts about President Freedman and Dartmouth sports in a few days, but this is not the time. ... Tom Gilmore, the Ivy player of the year when he was at Penn and a well-regarded assistant under John Lyons at Dartmouth, continues to have extensive turnover on his staff at Holy Cross . ... Green Alert has linked to several iterations of the story about a Harvard football recruit playing basketball for Minnesota. Now Sports Illlustrated on Campus catches up to the story with Dartmouth grad Jacob Osterhout pulling the piece together. Zach Puchtel, by the way, intends to return to Harvard to graduate. As interesting as the story is, and it's neat that Puchtel got a chance to play college sports at a high level, does it strike anyone else that he not only "used" the system, but also "used" the University of Minnesota? The more I think about this story the more uncomfortable it makes me.

The NCAA has released its list of what it bills as the "100 most influential student-athletes." According to the NCAA release, "The NCAA defines the 100 Most Influential Student-Athletes as those who have made a significant impact or major contributions to society." Lists like these are always open to debate and this one is no different. Althought five of the 10 names associated with I-AA football are Ivy Leaguers, there isn't a Dartmouth name on the list, football or otherwise. Here are football players and coaches on the list who are associated with what are now I-AA schools (courtesy of I-AA.org):

William "Bill" Campbell V, Columbia
Calvin Hill, Yale
Jerome "Bud" Holland, Cornell
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., NC A&T
Robert Kraft, Columbia
Vince Lombardi, Fordham
Joseph P. Paterno, Brown
Walter Jerry Payton, Jackson State
Jerry Rice, Miss. Valley State
Edward G. Robinson, Grambling State