The Seven Blocks of Granite were the Fordham University football team's offensive line under head coach "Sleepy" Jim Crowley and line coach Glen Carberry Frank Leahy. The individuals identified among the Seven Blocks of Granite were Leo Paquin, Johnny Druze, Alex Wojciechowicz, Ed Franco, Al Babartsky, Mike Kochel, Harry Jacunski, Natty Pierce,[1] and Vince Lombardi. The nickname was also commonly used to referred to the Fordham lines of 1929, 1930,[2] and 1937, but it is the 1936 line which is the best known.[3]
The Seven Blocks of Granite Monument at Fordham University
^"Nat Pierce, Fordham Star, Dies; One of '7 Blocks of Granite,' 62". The New York Times. 30 July 1975. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^Thomas Jr., Robert McG. John M. Cannella, 88, Judge in Federal Court for 31 Years, The New York Times, 4 November 1996.
^Captain of Fordham's 'Seven Blocks of Granite' dies, ESPN, 29 December 2005, retrieved 29 December 2008.
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