Fortunately, Yale WON the Ivy League football championship outright! The Ivy League should have a FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP game because all the OTHER leagues in the FCS HAVE championship title games!
I had the privilege of having Steve as a coach, a teacher and a friend. A true visionary who has advanced not only rowing skills in thousands of athletes but has also made them all better human beings. Thanks for so many years, Steve!!!
One of the absolute top Men’s & Women’s Swimming Coaches in the USA, Yale University’s Jim Henry powerfully explains in this interview what differentiates the Yale student/athlete experience in the classroom, in the pool and when it’s all done, what comes next. Great interview Evan.
Yale has a rich and illustrious tradition in football. As of 2020, only Michigan, Ohio State, Texas, and Alabama have more all time victories. The 1960 football team was Yale’s last undefeated team and they shared the Lambert Trophy with Navy, given to the best team in the East. They finished the season ranked 14th in the final AP poll. The team averaged 28.1 points/game (ranked 3rd in the country). Their defense, led by future Chicago Bears’ Pro Bowl center, Mike Pyle, held opponents to just 8.1 points/game (ranked 16th in the country). An All-American and All-Ivy League halfback, Ken Wolfe gained 373 rushing yards and 485 receiving yards, totaling 858 yards from scrimmage in his career. He also totaled 322 kickoff return yards and scored 66 career points. Ken also played lacrosse at Yale, and earned team MVP his senior year. On the gridiron at Lebanon HS (PA), Ken received all-state recognition in 1956, and was selected for the first Pennsylvania Big 33 all-star team. Ken and Herb Adderley (NFL Hall of Fame DB) were the only two halfbacks to earn the honor. He was also selected for the National High School All-America Football Team in that same year. Ken received many athletic scholarships to play football. These offers included Lehigh, Pittsburgh, Michigan, Penn State, Minnesota, UPenn and Cornell. College coaches frequently visited his home in Lebanon, including Joe Paterno from Penn State. In addition to football, Ken excelled at baseball and track. In 2001, Ken was inducted into the Lebanon High School Hall of Fame, joining well known basketball player Sam Bowie ‘79, and was also selected to the 100th Anniversary All-Yale Bowl Team (1958-77 Era), joining other standouts like Calvin Hill ‘69 and Gary Fencik ‘76. Upon graduation from Yale in 1961, Ken was invited to try out for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams, but instead became a commissioned officer in the US Navy. Kenneth L. Wolfe 1939-2020
