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Don Gillis

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Don Gillis

Born — Died

1922-08-01 — 2008-04-23

Place of birth

Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Donald A. Gillis was a Canadian-born sportscaster who was sports director of Boston's Channel 5 (WHDH-TV and WCVB-TV) from 1962 through 1983. Gillis pioneered the 11 p.m. sports report in Boston, becoming the dean of the city's sports anchors. Famed for calling the 1968 Harvard versus Yale football game.

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Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 poster
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Filmmaker and author Kevin Rafferty takes viewers back to 1968 to witness a legendary college football game and meet the people involved, interweaving game footage with players' reflections. The names may be familiar, but their views on the game's place in the turbulent history of the 1960s college scene add an unexpected dimension.

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

2008

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