Hello Houston

Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens meets with a group of friends of the Big Green football program in Houston recently. In the first photo he addresses the group that includes College Football Hall of Famer Murry Bowden '71 (center).

The refreshments are appropriate.
Teevens is flanked by John Strawn '82 and former defensive back Tommy Lamme '90.
Onetime Daily Dartmouth sportswriter extraordinaire Andy Edison '91 renews acquaintances with Teevens.
Thanks to a regular reader and friend for sharing these pictures.

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The Daily Dartmouth has a story under the headline: One year later, Sheehy’s presence begins to show impact. It's a shame they couldn't hold the story until they could get some thoughts from Harry, but it's still worth a look.

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The Austin Chronicle ran a story last Friday on former linebacker Gordy Quist '02 and The Band of Heathens. The accompanying photo of the band includes not just Quist and his regular bandmates, but also former defensive back Trevor Nealon '02, who joined with Quist in the band Lucky Southern during their days in Hanover and sometimes sits in with TBOH.

By the way, Quist and TBOH will finally make it to the east coast this summer. They will be appearing in South Burlington, Vt., on Aug. 4, and in Northampton, Mass., on Aug. 5. Find their schedule and links to some free music here.

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The Ithaca Journal has a story about a new piece of football training equipment called a BearClaw that was invented by Cornell defensive ends coach Pete DeStefano, patented at Cornell, and is being marketed by a trio of Cornell-based partners. Among those on the advisory board for the BearClaw is former Big Red standout and NFL defensive tackle Seth Payne.

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Just stumbled across this video featuring former Dartmouth soccer star Tommy Clark '92, founder of Grassroot Soccer, a widely heralded initiative to use the power of soccer to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. Clark, who did a little sportswriting for us at the local daily before coming to his senses and pursuing a career as a doctor, is the son of legendary Dartmouth soccer coach Bobby Clark, now the head coach at Notre Dame. From the video:

Tommy Clark, founder of Grassroot Soccer, used the British Airways Face to Face program to fly between Boston and London and meet with Bobby Sager of the Sager Foundation. The two formed a relationship and created the Hope Ball Project. The new partnership developed and delivered 10,000 indestructible Hope Balls to African communities, replacing the balls of garbage that kids of South Africa were playing with. All it took was the right face to face meeting to make a difference for one organisation and thousands of children across Africa.