Word: halfbacks
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...squat, muscular ball carrier atop the Heisman Trophy conveys the very essence of the purposeful, straight-ahead backfield powerhouse. As a rule, however, the award that designates the country's best college football player goes to a man of flashier stripe-the fancy-Dan quarterback, the breakaway halfback. Not this year. In Tailback Steve Owens of Oklahoma, the Heisman electors tapped a man little given to subtlety afield. "Oh, he can fake people," says one of his coaches, "but more often he just splatters...
...more serious problem has developed at right halfback. Both starter John Gordon and reserve Norrie Harrower suffered turned insteps in today's practice. Although both men are limping. Gordon's strain seems less serious and it is hoped he will be ready to start...
Over 4000 spectators watched two teams so evenly matched that 97 minutes, 37 seconds elapsed before a ball even entered a net. Ironically, it took a Crimson halfback. John Gordon, to knock in that ball after both offensive lines had failed to score...
Reynolds has been a backup halfback this season, but his performance against Yale Saturday almost enabled the Crimson to tie the Bulldogs...
Harvard soon moved to the Yale 39 on a pass from halfback Steve Harrison to Varney for a first down. Four plays later, a fake field goal attempt by Richy Szaro fooled no one, including Gallagher. who stopped Reynolds to give the Elis the ball...