Yovicsin's reign was interrupted in November of 1963, when the assassination of President John F. Kennedy '40 led to a one-week post-ponement of the Harvard-Yale game. Harvard football mourned its lost teammate both on and off the field, as the Crimson went down to Yale 20-6 the following Saturday.
But Yovicsin's career was also marked by one ofthe most memorable moments in Harvard footballhistory.
On Monday, November 25, 1968, TheCrimson's headline read: "Harvard Beats Yale,29-29." Harvard scored a miraculous 16 points inthe last 3:31 of The Game to tie the Bulldogs.
"When I saw it, I knew I just had to love it.Just take it in my arms and love it," Captain VicGatto said about his game-tying catch of a passthrown by back-up quarterback Frank Champi. Bothteams entered The Game 8-0, and left as Ivy Leagueco-champions.
The only Harvard coach ever to lead his team toan outright Ivy crown (in 1975), Joe Restic becameHarvard football's chief thinker in 1971.
Restic's innovative Multiflex offense--combinedwith superb players like quarterback Milt Holt '75and All-American split end Pat McInally'75--brought a fervor back to Harvard football inthe 1970s.
Already Harvard's winningest coach with 84victories going into the 1986 season, Resticcontinues to lead the Crimson to victory in theHarvard tradition.