Word: backfield
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Owens gets the ball deep in the backfield, and the idea, he says, "is to get to the line quick. You go pitter-patter-in' up there and they'll be waiting for you with a smile. Then pow! And the lights go out." They rarely go out for Owens, even though he operates in heavy traffic-from tackle to tackle. There have been times, however, when his savage, slashing style-quick start, high knee action, body leaning forward -proved embarrassing. More than once, he has burst through into the secondary, only to have his own momentum carry...
...squat, muscular ball carrier atop the Heisman Trophy conveys the very essence of the purposeful, straight-ahead backfield powerhouse. As a rule, however, the award that designates the country's best college football player goes to a man of flashier stripe-the fancy-Dan quarterback, the breakaway halfback. Not this year. In Tailback Steve Owens of Oklahoma, the Heisman electors tapped a man little given to subtlety afield. "Oh, he can fake people," says one of his coaches, "but more often he just splatters...
...Beach, our child prodigy sports-editor and I collaborated on the headline story, that gave some of the basic facts. Sixteen players, including the entire defensive backfield, two prominent running backs, and most of the defensive line had contracted the disease from three somewhat loose coed cheerleaders at a party in Providence, which is in Rhode Island, five weeks before...
...additional hindrance could be Yovicsin's shuffling of his offensive backfield. After the loss to Princeton, the Crimson coach made it clear that senior Dave Smith would no longer be his regular quarterback. So, when Harvard takes the field today, junior Joe Roda will be the fifth man to direct a Crimson attack this fall, and the ninth to throw the ball...
Quarterback Bryan Marini leads a backfield of fullback Gerry Hart and halfbacks Jim Rianoshek and Tom Spotts that is not far behind Harvard's in rushing yardage. And, although Marini's passing is unimpressive and should not be a factor in the scoring, the Bruin backs could be dangerous, especially if the Crimson defense has another...