Word: midfielder
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Finally a bowlegged halfback in a white and gold L.S.U. jersey plucked a bouncing punt out of the air on his 11, and All-America Billy Cannon set out for glory. He shrugged off one red-jerseyed tackier, ran right over a second. At midfield, Cannon surprised Mississippi's Fullback Charlie Flowers by cutting back instead of trying to go to the outside. (Admitted Flowers, an all-America candidate himself: "It was like a high school player trying to tackle an All-America. He went through my hands like nothing.") Cannon was all by himself when...
...Crimson went ahead to ahead stay in the early seconds of the final period when quarterback Hobie Armstrong intercepted a Brown pass around midfield. After a first down, the Yardling ace charged off tackle at the 20-yard line for a touchdown. Gary Barth's extra-point kick put the freshmen ahead...
Less than two minutes later, guard Bill Swinford picked off a Lion pass at midfield, and carrying the ball like a loaf of bread, sped to the Columbia 19. On the next play Bruce MacIntyre slammed through a gaping hole in the Lion defense and cut through to the goal line...
There was relatively little for Crimson fans to cheer about, although the '63 team completely dominated the second quarter and even managed to score midway in the third period. Behind 13 to 0, the freshmen recovered a fumble about midfield, then started a series of running plays that carried them to the B.C. oneyard line. There, the Eagle defense tightened and Harvard lost the ball on downs...
Starting at midfield will be Dick Parks, Tadhg Sweeney, and Charlie Devens, while Lanny Keyes, Bron Thayer, and Mike Adair will probably open at defense. Chris Stone will tend his last game for the Crimson in the nets...