Word: halfback
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...departure from previous All-Ivy form, the coaches did not match players to specific positions, but rather voted for five forwards and five backs, disregarding halfback-fullback's distinctions...
...pantheon of heroes in the heart of the defense: the front four linemen, the immense tackles and ends who fight their battles in what the pros call "the Pit." It is an arena that measures only about eight yards by two yards. But it is the place, as ex-Halfback Frank Gifford says, "where it all happens, where football games are won or lost." And the campaigns waged there are as skilled and complex as anything in sport...
...HALFBACKS: O. J. Simpson, 20, Southern Cal., 6 ft. 1 in., 202 Ibs., and Leroy Keyes, 20, Purdue, 6 ft. 3 in., 199 Ibs. Since Simpson and Keyes are juniors, the pros will have to wait for what one scout calls "two of the finest football players I've seen in 15 years." A 9.4-sec. man in the 100-yd. dash, Simpson was college football's No. 1 ground gainer with 1,415 yds. and an average of more than 5 yds. per carry. He can also throw passes and catch them-and a lot more...
...Carter Lord, guard Al Bersin, and halfback Vic Gatto were named to the first-team offense, and end Bob Hoffmann and safety Tom Williamson join Chiofaro on defense...
...Bruins to 22 victories and two ties in his 29 games. Even in U.C.L.A.'s 21-20 loss to Southern California, now the U.S.'s top-ranked team. Beban passed for 301 yards and two touchdowns, was told after the game by U.S.C.'s superb Halfback O. J. Simpson: "Gary, you're the greatest." Sportswriters and broadcasters agreed. By a slim margin over Simpson, Quarterback Beban, 21, was elected winner of the Heisman Trophy as college football's player of the year...