Reg-gie Reg-gie!

After two AFC championships, two Super Bowls, and 14 seasons in a sport where longevity is about as common as understatement, Reggie Williams '76 earned a hero's farewell at his final home game last fall. Then, as he watched his fellow Cincinnati Bengals exult in the locker room over their 61-7 demolition of the Houston Oilers, Reggie spent a moment reflecting on his remarkable career. "I couldn't have written a much better script," said the College's all-American linebacker.

"What I learned at Dartmouth wasn't so important for the specific subject matter. I learned how to learn. I didn't envisions 14 years and two Super Bowls, but I did learn about dreams and goals and how to make them come true."

A week later the Bengals missed making the playoffs in what was Reggie's last pro game. But he played at his best right to the end, scoring two sacks against the Vikings.

For the time being Reggie will finish out his term as a Cincinnati city councilman. Playing football and holding public office simultaneously he was the first professional athlete to do so—never fazed Reggie. He's more worried by the threat posed by his kids: "I just hope my knees will allow me to play football with them in the backyard."