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They Said It
November 23, 1959
Ben Schwartzwalder, Syracuse football coach, before his team executed Colgate 71-0: ''If I ever get so greedy that I'm not satisfied to win by one point, then I'll know there's something wrong with me."
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November 23, 1959

They Said It

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Ben Schwartzwalder, Syracuse football coach, before his team executed Colgate 71-0: ''If I ever get so greedy that I'm not satisfied to win by one point, then I'll know there's something wrong with me."

Robert Moses of New York City, durable, stubborn boss of parks, bridges, tunnels, slum clearance, etc., and a mover and shaker in general: "The most I can possibly expect is to be remembered for a very short time as the Archie Moore of public works."

Sir Grantley Adams, Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation, looking down a long nose: "There would be fewer revolutions in the Latin American countries if the people were taught to play cricket."

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