Former Dartmouth All-America Shawn Abuhoff's Milan Seamen came up short in the Italian Super Bowl XXXIII, dropping a 51-28 decision to the Parma Panthers. LINK
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The News-Gazette in East Central, Ill., had a short retrospective of the life of legendary coach Bob Blackman on July 5, what would have been his 95th birthday. From the story:"In 16 seasons under Blackman, the Big Green went 104-37-3, including three undefeated seasons. In his final season at Dartmouth in 1970, Blackman received the Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award. Blackman’s hiring at Illinois was hoped to be the antidote that would cure the school’s football ills, submerged in the dregs of the infamous 'slush fund.'
"Unfortunately, Blackman’s teams only had one season over the .500 mark, a 6-4-1 record in 1974. Despite going 0-12 against the Big Ten’s “Big Two” of Michigan and Ohio State during his Illini career, Blackman’s Illini amassed a cumulative record of 24-11-1 against the other seven conference opponents. He returned to the Ivy League in 1977, where he replaced George Seifert as head coach of Cornell University until 1982.
"Blackman finished his college coaching career with a 168-112-7 record and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987."
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More from Marketplace, the APM radio show. This short segment actually includes a Dartmouth song: