Word: halfback
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...Texas Christian University's great junior halfback, Jim Swink, took three quarters to get started, then ran all over the massive Mustangs of S.M.U. to lead his team to a 20-13 victory and the Southwest Conference championship. ¶ Trying hard to hold on to their No. 1 national ranking without giving away secrets to Maryland's Orange Bowl scouts, Oklahoma's undefeated Sooners ran a run-of-the-mill offense against Oklahoma A. & M. and plowed the Aggies under 53-0. ¶ Georgia Tech's speedy backfield ran rings around outmanned Georgia as the Rambling...
After a few more captains thanked everyone from their high school coach to the lowest substitute on their team for their success, Geary O'Leary, a Holy Cross halfback, received the Senior Achievement Award, given to the New England player who shows the most "courage and determination." After breaking that three operations were required to mend it, O'Leary came back to play football again this year only to break the leg again...
...Ohio State's hurrying Halfback Howard ("Hopalong") Cassady is not awarded a big block "S" for his vast contributions to Michigan State football, Michigan State's athletic authorities will be guilty of a sin of omission. While the Spartans were taking it easy last week, murdering Marquette 33-0, Hopalong ran wild, led a hopped-up Ohio State squad to an upset 17-0 victory over Michigan's Wolverines. The Buckeyes earned themselves their second Big Teh title in a row, but more important, by beating Michigan they bought Michigan State a ticket to the Rose Bowl...
...another "all-star" team, Crimson halfback John Simourian was named to the 1955 All Armenian American eleven by the Hairenik, Boston Armenian weekly...
...sudden emergence of Halfback Louis J. Rovero as a speedy, brokenfield ball carrier helped Dartmouth upset Cornell for the first time since...