Hall of Fame
John Provost was a first team All-America selection by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
He was also voted the New England Major College Player of the Year by United Press International, while he was picked by the New England College Coaches as the most outstanding football player in New England and was the recipient of the Coca-Cola Gold Helmet Award.
He led the nation with 10 interceptions in 1974, and finished his collegiate career as the NCAA’s all-time leader in interception return yardage (470 yards), while ranking second on the all-time national list for career interceptions (27).
His one man show against Brown in 1974, when he returned punts of 85 and 59 yards for scores and intercepted four passes, led Harvard coach Joe Restic to say that there was not a better safety man in the country.
He was selected to play in the East-West Shrine game and in the All-American Bowl Game in Florida. He was also picked All-East and All-New England for three years.
