Word: halfbacks
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...first-and-10 from the Yale 48, Murphy pulled out an old favorite from his bag of tricks--the halfback pass. Freshman Brent Chalmers, in for injured senior Chris Menick underthrew wide-open freshman wideout Kyle Cremarosa. Cremarosa, came back to the ball through triple coverage and somehow made the catch at the Yale 18-yard line...
...greatest Game of them all was in 1968. Both Harvard and Yale brought undefeated 8-0 records into the pre-Thanksgiving face-off, the lone time in history that has happened. The Crimson were led by 5'6 halfback Vic Gatto, the captain, who guided a steady offense that supported a deep, veteran defense that only gave up 41 points going into The Game. The Bulldogs countered with a powerful offensive squad, with running back Calvin Hill, a future NFL star and father of Detroit Piston Grant Hill, and Brian Dowling, a quarterback who had not lost a game...
...Lincoln High School varsity football practice two days before the big homecoming game, and the fullback, during a break in the pop and crunch of colliding pads, says to the halfback, "I still have to go pick up a dress for the dance...
Ordinarily, a football huddle would be the last place a girl would go for advice on making the decision between a strapless gown and a halter dress. But on this team, Cruz can talk fashion with the halfback, Diocelina Macias (5 ft. 6 in., 137 lbs.), as she's doing now. Or she can try defensive tackle Patricia Mora (5 ft. 7 in., 170 lbs.). Imelda Chaparro (5 ft. 8 in., 226 lbs.), another lineman, would be another option, but she's on the sidelines after suffering a concussion in last week's game...
...Actually, we just put that [halfback option] in this week because we anticipated they would come in hard and blitz a lot, and it's exactly what they did," Menick said. "As soon as the pitch came out, I had my eyes on Wilske...