Word: halfbacks
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...lack of depth to play almost all of the time, the subs usually ended up with little recognition. But Bob Adams, who received the Lou Williams Award at last night's informal awards banquet, should be an exception. Adams moved up from J.V. the year to play halfback with the third-ranked booters...
...other unsung members of the team were honored yesterday as well. Senior halfback Bahman Mossavar-Rahmani and junior fullback Brian Fearnett both made All-Ivy honorable mention after receiving votes in the balloting...
...missed the opening football practices as a freshman at Painesville's Harvey High School, because he had the measles and was later too embarrassed to try out for the team. The coach talked him into trying anyway, and he went on to star for three years as a halfback...
...John Carroll University, a Jesuit school in Cleveland, Don took stock of himself and decided, "I was not good enough to become a really good halfback." He concentrated instead on learning how to play cornerback on defense. In part, that experience may explain Shula's knack for getting men to play above and beyond their skills; a mediocre talent himself, he learned early to admit his limitations and make the most of his assets. Although slow and a bit bulky (5 ft. 11 in., 200 lbs.) as defensive backs go, Shula was nevertheless drafted by the Cleveland Browns...
Perhaps the best known player making the grid team is halfback Dick Jauron of Yale. Jauron, the first Eli to crack the 1000-yard barrier, gained 1055 in the Elis' nine-game season. He won the Harry Agganis Award as the top football player in New England...