Word: heiden
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Crimson jersey men--Ends: Loren MacKinney, Bill Barnes, Don Forte; Tackles: Vern Miller, Don Lowry, Tom Gardiner; Guards: Chub Peabody, Dick Pflster, Joe Koufman, Elisha Atkins, Joel Ferris; Centerse Burgy Ayres, John Page; Backs: George Heiden, Fran Lee, Joe Gardella, Bill Brown, Don McNicol...
...George Heiden was the only casualty in the first "A" versus "B" scrimmage of the year, but the bump was not serious and he is not expected to miss any practice. Coach Harlow's first and second elevens were outstanding on the defense yesterday, but neither was able to show much on the attack. Charley Spreyer scrimmaged yesterday, spending the afternoon with the "B" outfit...
...five or six good backs, but there is nothing to get excited about. Captain Joe Gardella, tough-fibred handyman, will fill in wherever he is needed the most; at present that appears to be the fullback spot. Bill Brown will give him what little relief he needs. George Heiden is firmly entrenched in the blocking quarterback position, and Charley Spreyer and Fran Lee will round out the backfield at tail and wingback respectively...
...Slight defensive lapses have proved fatal. This present Crimson team seems to be capable of heads-up play for 60 minutes of football. The line is more rugged and should be able to prevent too many long thrusts, but the backfield may be vulnerable to forward passes. Lee and Heiden are quite definitely short, while Spreyer and Gardella are about six feet. They looked lost trying to cope with a man like tall Harlan Gustafson of Penn last year, and there may be more of the same sort of trouble in store again...
Dick Harlow has contemplated several changes for next fall and will give them thorough tryouts this Spring. Captain Joe Gardella will return to the fullback job he held as a Sophomore, and letterman George Heiden will move into the blocking quarterback role, a key position on any Harlow eleven...