In September, the fraternity of Beta\u00a0Theta Pi was known as a crazy, freespirited\u00a0house with no true unity.\u00a0Recently at Roy Rike field, a decisive\u00a0loss put Beta as a runner-up in\u00a0fraternity football. Was it a loss? As a\u00a0coach and player I can say with\u00a0backing of the spectators there Beta\u00a0House physically-mentally out played\u00a0Fiji and, probably more important,\u00a0won the respect of all our peers in all\u00a0other fraternities! The championship\u00a0was not a loss but a thrilling victory.\u00a0The 1976 season will be remembered\u00a0as the stepping stone year for many\u00a0championship trophies to come in to\u00a0Beta Theta Pi house in the near\u00a0future, All great teams had to experience\u00a0the taste of defeat before\u00a0amassing their talent dedication and\u00a0desire into a classic team. Beta is in\u00a0the preliminary stage now, but next\u00a0year the dynasty will begin. The\u00a0important thing is that this year’s\u00a0team has finally set the example for\u00a0the championship teams in the future. I would like to acknowledge these\u00a0SUPER guys.<\/p>\n
Throughout the year our offense\u00a0Brian Welch, Peter Zonino and Chris\u00a0Dantis, the unsung heroes of a team,\u00a0displayed incredible awe and power,\u00a0physically punishing opponents to be\u00a0recognized as the tops in the league.\u00a0Our receiving corp had it all. Karl\u00a0Kimball, our leading receiver, always\u00a0seemed to make the outstanding\u00a0“clutch” pass throughout the year.\u00a0Chris Scanlon, known as the burner,\u00a0was the team’s distance threat, who\u00a0led the team in scoring with 4 TD’s.\u00a0Chuck Narwitz and Steve Perkins,\u00a0quick receivers with excellent hands\u00a0who ran the in-between pass patterns\u00a0were also vital to the success of the\u00a0team. Also to be included is Craig\u00a0Ferrer who was one of the outstanding\u00a0receivers along with Karl\u00a0Kimball. As quarterback, we (Beta)\u00a0had a great one, Keith “The Greek”\u00a0Keriazokos. It was his leadership and\u00a0pin-point passing that baffled the\u00a0opponents throughout the year,\u00a0(including the finals) that gave Beta\u00a0the opportunity to advance into the\u00a0championship game. To fill out the\u00a0offense are the RB’s (Running\u00a0Backs). Brian Rosenfelt, our heavyduty\u00a0back, in the estimation of many,\u00a0is the best block back in the business\u00a0and also to his credit is an excellent\u00a0receiver. Dave McCreadie, known as\u00a0the demon of the get down, was our\u00a0sweep specialist to keep the defense\u00a0honest.<\/p>\n
Defensively, Beta was tops in\u00a0the league. The Defensive line,\u00a0Duncan Hill, Les Savage, Andy\u00a0“Bear” Thompson, and Mike Hairan are similar to the “Fearsome\u00a0Foursome” the L.A. Rams had in the\u00a050’s. A secondary yielded but four\u00a0TD’s all year! This secondary includes\u00a0middle linebacker, Matt\u00a0Breckheimer, rated as one of the\u00a0premiere linebackers in the league\u00a0including his counterpart, left outside\u00a0backer, Brad Pratt. Tom David fills\u00a0out the linebacking corp admirably.\u00a0The defensive backs were Craig\u00a0Ferrer and Brian Kingston, who both\u00a0did outstanding jobs throughout the\u00a0year and played in top form in the\u00a0championship game, as did every member of the team. This bunch of\u00a0guys made Beta CHAMPIONS once\u00a0and for all.<\/p>\n
Before closing I would like to express\u00a0one more important part of this\u00a0team’s success, the specialty team.\u00a0By this I do not mean the kickoff kick\u00a0return units, as much as the guys who\u00a0should have played more, but did not.\u00a0This is a special group. There are two kinds of champions, ones who played\u00a0in our games and the ones that came\u00a0out to every practice, every game, for\u00a0the benefit of team courage and guts\u00a0are what these guys have … to keep\u00a0going … to refuse to quit. These men\u00a0are vital to a team’s success, for they must sacrifice the most pride, and\u00a0seem to end with the least. These\u00a0champions are Bob Harmon (LBRB),\u00a0Dick Thomas (LB-DB), John Narwicz (defensive line), Chip\u00a0Chapman (LB) and Jim Ries (SE). I\u00a0thahk you guys the most! The team\u00a0and all of us in the house are better for\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
Daniel Lawbar ‘zg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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