Tag Archives: Seven Blocks of Granite
Leo Paquin
Leo Paquin (College football. Born, New York, NY, June 13, 1910; died, Rutherford, NJ, Dec. 2, 1993.) Leo Paquin was the left end on the second version of Fordham’s “Seven Blocks of Granite” (1934-36). Known as “Twinkletoes” to his teammates because of his grace, Paquin later became head football coach, athletic director, and a teacher […]
Ed Franco
Ed Franco (College football. Born, New York, NY, Apr. 24, 1915; died, Bayonne, NJ, Nov. 18, 1992.) A stocky 5’8”, Edmund J. Franco was the left tackle on Fordham’s second version of the “Seven Blocks of Granite” line. Franco was a consensus all-America choice in 1936 and 1937 as the Rams were 12-1-3 over the […]
John Druze
John Druze (College football. Born, Newark, NJ, July 13, 1914; died, Scottsdale, AZ, Dec. 27, 2005.) Captain, kicker, and right end, John Francis Druze was the last survivor of Fordham’s famed “Seven Blocks of Granite” line of 1936-37. Druze was also the first baseman for the Rams baseball team. Fordham was 12-1-3 in the two […]
Jim Crowley
Jim Crowley (College football. Born, Chicago, IL, Sept. 10, 1902; died, Scranton, PA, Jan. 15, 1986.) One of the legendary “Four Horsemen” of Notre Dame, James Harold Crowley was head football coach at Fordham for nine seasons (1933-41). “Sleepy Jim” coached the second “Seven Blocks of Granite” team (1936-37) and took the Rams to two […]
Tim Cohane
Tim Cohane (Sportswriter. Born, New Haven, CT, Feb. 7, 1912; died, Nashua, NH, Jan. 22, 1989.) A writer and editor, Timothy Cohane began his career as the sports publicist for Fordham following his graduation in 1935. Cohane thus became the public relations arm during the most glorious era of Rams football. He revived a phrase, […]
Frank Cavanaugh
Frank Cavanaugh (College football. Born, Worcester, MA, Nov. 13, 1876; died, Marshfield, MA, Aug. 29, 1933.) A player at Dartmouth (1895-97) and a coach at five schools, Maj. Francis William Cavanaugh took over Fordham’s football team in 1927. Cavanaugh, though with failing vision and health from World War I wounds, coached six years at Rose […]
