Word: halfbacks
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...Brinkman, now a White Sox coach. "I'd pitch and he'd catch, and when the hitter swung and missed, Pete would stick the ball up in their face and say, 'Hey, batter, batter, batter.' " Pete was a banker's son, though his father was more famous for playing halfback with the semipro Cincinnati Bengals at the age of 42 and sparring with World Featherweight Champion Freddie Miller. "In high school," says Brinkman, "Pete was still pretty small, a 5-ft. 8-in., 150-lb. football player. That's why not too many baseball scouts were interested...
DIED. GLENN DAVIS, 80, Heisman Trophy--winning halfback whose speediness helped Army nab three consecutive championships in the '40s; in La Quinta, Calif. Known as "Mr. Outside," he teamed with fullback Doc Blanchard, a.k.a. "Mr. Inside," to create one of college football's most dazzling backfields. Davis' career rushing average of 8.26 yds. per carry is still the NCAA RECORD...
...bursts—he came close only once, dragged down while attempting to split two defensive backs after a 24-yard gain—the Huskies lacked the dominance at the line of scrimmage exhibited by Cornell one week earlier. Frequently taking handoffs out of the shotgun via the halfback draw, Dawson ground his way through the front four and into the linebacking corps for four or five yards at a time to balance the Crimson passing attack...
Reagan's early films, as many as nine a year, were forgettable. But there was one part that he yearned to play. He wanted somebody to film the life of Notre Dame's great football coach Knute Rockne so that he could play Rockne's star halfback, George Gipp. Reagan proselytized so fervently that someone filched the idea. Warner announced it would make the Rockne story, but the announcement made no mention of Reagan. He went to see the producer, asked for the part of Gipp and was told he was too small...
...hundred and ten years later, halfback Charles Brewer, class of 1896, and his three-touchdown performance have been long forgotten. The 1893 team—which posted seven shutouts in 10 games and only allowed 15 points all season—has faded beyond memory, falling victim to the darkness of time...