Golden Moments: A 575-yard rushing day and remembering the 1974 Hawks

It was Week 2 of the 2016 season. The previous week, an outstanding performance by Godfrey Onyeka, the subject of the September 2026 Golden Moments , led Laurier to a 37- 18 victory over Queen’s. Now, it was a Saturday evening home opener against the York Lions. Nothing much happened in the first quarter of that game. In fact, at the end of the opening frame, York led 3-1. As well, on the team’s three possessions in that quarter (and on its first possession of the second quarter), Laurier had only 42 yards of offence (including 33 yards rushing), three…