John Giannantonio is 76 now, and 60 years ago this weekend, he did something no other high school football player, in New Jersey or anywhere, has ever done.
Wearing the black-and-red of Netcong High, a leather helmet with no face mask, and a pair of thin leather cleats he still has, he ran 754 yards in a game against Mountain Lakes.
"I had no idea what I did," Giannantonio said. "I just knew I was tired. After the game, my coach put his arm around me and said, ‘How do you feel?’ I said, ‘Tired.’ He said, ‘Go take a shower, you’ll feel better.’ That was it."