Word: offing
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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Guards: Tom Brown, 24, Minnesota; 6 ft., 240 Ibs. Myron Pottios, 21, Notre Dame; 6 ft. 2 in., 239 Ibs. Drafted two years ago by Baltimore, Brown is hailed as "big, fast and mean." Pottios is highly rated because he "can play either offense or defense, which makes him a...
Quarterback: Norman Snead, 21, Wake Forest; 6 ft. 4 in., 208 Ibs. Although Snead was snubbed by the wire-service All-Americas, the pros call him "a pure passer" with the advantage of enough height to look over the offensive line. Right behind Snead the scouts rank North Carolina State...
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Halfbacks: Joe Bellino, 22, Navy; 5 ft. 9 in., 181 Ibs. Decorated last week with the Heisman Trophy as 1960's outstanding college player, Bellino could make the N.F.L., although some scouts have reservations about his size: "He'd try to block a 250-lb. defensive end and...
From coast to coast, on asphalt playgrounds, backyard lawns, city streets, municipal parks and seaside beaches, the newest sports craze in the U.S. is the old game of touch football. The sport that once belonged to the nation's scurrying small fry has suddenly been borrowed by grownups with...