Word: backfields
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Behind Humphrey is a solid backfield consisting of halfbacks Jim Groninger and Court Shevelson, and fullback Don Barrows. None is as spectacular a performer as Leo or Grant, but they are good ball-players. Shevelson, a 5-9 sophomore, has gained 273 yards on 53 carries this year, a 5.1 yard average...
John McCluskey led the Crimson backfield on an 81-yard drive--all on the ground--that culminated in Bobby Leo' four yard sprint around right end for a score. The Crimson's smooth defensetook advantage of Eli quarterback Watts Humphrey's desperate attempts to bring Yale back into the game to produce thes econd score...
Against Brown, it was the straight T formation with no backfield flankers. The formation only produced three points but that was good enough for a Yale win. Against Penn, the Elis unveiled the double wing, which had moderate success against both the Quakers and Princeton...
When Yale head football coach John Pont left New Haven for the more fertile fields of Big Ten football, the Yale Athletic Association did not have to look far for a successor. Within three weeks, backfield coach Carmen Cozza, a long time friend and associate of Pont, was named to the post...
Gatto is willing to guess about his fate next year. With Bobby Leo, Pat Conway, and other experienced backs returning, he doesn't expect to rush much, but he hopes to run back kickoffs and punts. Gatto would be glad to roam the defensive backfield, but his lack of height might work against him there...