Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Ivy Success On And Off The Gridiron

As part of the Ivy Football Association Dinner at the New York Marriott Marquis in early February the honored guests were recognized with short video presentations. Here's what the assembly saw about Dartmouth's Willie Bogan:

DARTMOUTH's Willie Bogan from Ivy Football Association on Vimeo.

Here are links to all of the videos from the gala along with a little about the honorees' background taken from the IFA site:

THOMAS G. CATENA, M.D.
Brown '86
Humanitarian Surgeon Practicing in War-Torn Sudan

MARCELLUS WILEY
Columbia '97
Former NFL Pro-Bowler, ESPN Personality
Community Activist

TIM RING
Cornell '79
Chairman and CEO, C.R. Bard, Inc.
Civic and Philanthropic Leader

WILLIE BOGAN
Dartmouth '71
Senior Executive, McKesson Corporation
Community Leader

JERRY JORDAN
Harvard '61
Co-Founder and Chairman, Hellman Jordan Management Company
Leading Philanthropist

ROBERT WOLF
Penn '84
Founder & CEO, 32 Advisors
Former CEO, UBS Americas
Member, President's Council on Jobs & Competitiveness

ROBERT H.B. BALDWIN
Princeton '42
Former Chairman of the Board, Morgan Stanley
Former Under Secretary, U.S. Navy

CALVIN HILL
Yale '69
All-Pro, NFL Rookie of the Year
Dallas Cowboys Professional Sports Executive and Advisor

Still one more Ivy League senior is headed to an NFL tryout as Harvard tailback Treavor Scales will be getting a look from his hometown Atlanta Falcons. (link)

Barring a BGA brain cramp (always a possibility), here's the list of Ivies who have earned a shot at the NFL this year:

• Cornell offensive lineman JC Tretter was drafted by the Packers (25th pick of the fourth round), 
• Harvard's Kyle Juszczyk by the Ravens (33rd pick of the fourth round, 130th overall)
• Princeton defensive end Mike Catapano by the Chiefs (1st pick of the seventh round, 207th overall).

• Cornell wide receiver Luke Tasker signed a free agent deal with the Chargers
• Penn linebacker Brandon Copeland signed FA with the Ravens
• Columbia defensive end Josh Martin signed with Chiefs.

• Penn offensive lineman Joe Bonadies to minicamp with Vikings
• Penn punter Scott Lopano to Buccaneer minicamp.

• Yale linebacker Will McHale to Saints minicamp

• Harvard tailback Treavor Scales trying out for the Falcons.