Dick Friedman ’73 spent two decades as an editor and writer at Sports Illustrated and is one of the editors of the best-selling SI College Football Book. He is the author of the 2018 book "The Coach Who Strangled the Bulldog: How Harvard's Percy Haughton Beat Yale and Reinvented Football. Friedman grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, and first attended a game at Harvard Stadium in 1958.
John Harvard's Journal | November-December 2023
Exceeding Expectations
Footballers’ fast, impressive start
Football 2023: Harvard 41, Cornell 23
The Crimson stays unbeaten as Murphy ties a record.
Harvard 38, Holy Cross 28
The Crimson springs a major upset.
Football 2023: Harvard 34-Brown 31
The Crimson outlasts the Bears in an Ivy nighttime shootout.
Harvard 45, University of St. Thomas 13
For Crimson football, another opener (its 149th!), another show
Harvard Football: 2023 Season Preview
Celebrating the Crimson’s sesquicentennial
John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2023
Ups and Downs
Kings of the road, the football team struggled at home—and in The Game.
Football 2022: Yale 19-Harvard 14
A tough finish to a quirky season
Football 2022: Harvard 37-Penn 14
Dean passes the Quakers silly—and Eli’s coming!
Football 2022: Columbia 21-Harvard 20
Sloppy play and a wily Lion create a nightmarish loss.
Football 2022: Harvard 28-Dartmouth 13
A needed restorative is marred by an injury.
Football 2022: Princeton 37-Harvard 10
A night to forget against a powerhouse rival