John, Dowling was '69. I was a freshman when he was G-d for Yale football. Take that to the bank.
As for Trudeau's year, I'll take the OCD's word for it:
1970
Or the St. Petersburg Times:
Harvard-Yale games, which mentions Dowling's senior year and the infamous 29-29 tie.
Or, Britannica Online. Or, AYA (although I wouldn't give those clowns any hits, personal reasons).
One more example of the mind turning to mush. Apologies all round. Ah, well. As Mark Twain wrote, “My memory has gotten better as I’ve grown older. It used to be I could only remember things that had happened. Now I can remember things whether they happened or not.”
John / Billybob