Ephs Bury Jeffs

The Williams College Ephmen demolished the Amherst College Lord Jeffs 20-0 on November 10 on Weston Field. It was the 122nd game in the longest-running rivalry in Division III, a series which Williams leads by a wide margin. Local Williams alumni watched the game on New England Sports Network at Wrigley Field Bar & Grill. For the first year ever, ESPN College Game Day was broadcast from a Div. III college - the commentators (Lee Corso et al) were seated behind a desk with Weston Field and the surrounding Berkshire Hills providing a lovely backdrop.

I played on the undefeated 1967 Williams football team - at that time the first undefeated Williams team in nearly a century. Since then Williams has gone undefeated several times. My roommate,Williams tailback Jack Maitland, scored the winning TD in the final seconds of the game on that cold and very wet November day back in 1967. Jack was interviewed by the ESPN broadcast team during the Game Day show last Saturday.

Well, yes, I am very devoted to my dear alma mater, tucked away in the idyllic Berkshire Hills. Bet the leaves are turning on Mt. Greylock. I could just as well have called my blog Eph or Ephman. Anybody want to take a stab at that one?

p.s. As my next project, I will attempt to upload a picture of the college mascot, the Purple Cow. Somebody - HELP ME!

Just created my blog. This is my first post. Wow. Feeling pretty with-it.