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Word: touchdowns (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1960
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...pretty, excited girl might have been chanting "We want a touchdown." But she was yelling something else, and for a moment the meaning did not register. Then it did, with a shock: "Cuba, si; Yanki...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: Two Men & a Camera | 12/19/1960 | See Source »

...cross the line of scrimmage, or else require the entire defense to count for five seconds ("one Missouri, two Missouri . . .") before charging. Because even fumble-fingered players can click off big gains under these rules, many teams require the attackers to surrender the ball unless they make a touchdown in four or five downs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Universal Touch | 12/12/1960 | See Source »

...from scrimmage, Quarterback Tom Singleton faked to Fullback Bob Blanchard plunging up the middle. Then, as Harvard converged to stop Blanchard, Singleton coolly handed off to Halfback Kenny Wolfe. The deception worked perfectly. With Left Tackle Mike Pyle blasting open the hole, Wolfe was away for a 41-yd. touchdown run that touched off an afternoon of glory for his team. Getting stronger as the game went on, brawny Yale overwhelmed Archrival Harvard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Brawny, Bright & Blue | 11/28/1960 | See Source »

Ravenel's touchdown gave him 26 points for three Harvard-Yale games and placed him third behind Eddie Mahan and Charlie Brickley in all-time series scoring. It was some small consolation for Charlie and for Harvard fans on this generally bleak Saturday.Crimson end BOB BOYDA (left) sits on bench while secod team sees action on field. Both the Crimson and Yale virtually emptied their benches at the end of the game, with the varsity's lone touchdown coming with Charlie Ravenel quarterbacking a team composed chiefly of third stringers...

Author: By Peter J. Rothenberg, | Title: Yale Runs Away From Varsity, 39-6, To End Year With Unbeaten Record | 11/21/1960 | See Source »

Yovicsin said in the post-game press conference--as the strains of "Bulldog, Bulldog, Bow, Wow, Wow" came down from the visiting team's showers--said that he hoped Ravenel's triumphant touchdown was some sort of reward for his Harvard career. "Not nearly as great as winning, of course," the poised and calm Yovicsin said of "the greatest player I have ever coached...

Author: By Robert E. Smith, | Title: Yale Takes Advantage of Breaks | 11/21/1960 | See Source »

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