Ed Marinaro says he'll show the pros next year that he, not Pat Sullivan, should have won the Heisman Trophy. If his Ivy and national collegiate record-breaking performance is any indication. Marinaro should have a good chance of living up to his claims.
Rushing for 4175 yards in his three years at Cornell to set an NCAA record, Marinaro bested two all-time single-season Ivy records this year, as he led the league in three statistical departments.
The Cornell star rushed for a total of 1375 yards in seven league games, 723 more than his leading rival, Princeton's Hank Bjorklund. Marinaro's total bettered his own league season mark of 1014 yards, set last year.
Shattering
Marinaro also shattered the league single-season scoring record of 80, set in 1962, running for 16 touchdowns and four extra points to tally a round 100 score.
In addition to leading the league in scoring and rushing. Marinaro became the first non-passer to win the Ivy total offense title since the league was formed in 1956. In this department, he finished 431 yards ahead of Columbia quarterback Don Jackson.
Jackson did win the Ivy passing title, even though he was plagued by a recurring injury all season and was forced to sit out the final game with a knee injury.
Harvard captain-elect Ted DeMars, who led the Crimson in rushing and total offense this year, finished third among Ivy running backs with 650 yards.
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