Word: wingback
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Three first string players did not even make the trip, and one of them, wingback Hal Moffie, was Harvard's greatest offensive threat. The other two are big Chief Bender, who held a full-time job as offensive tackle and defensive guard, and Jim Kenary, number three tailback, a reliable passer, and safety man on defense...
Other backs who showed promise were Bill Healey, a wingback, and Charley Walsh, the only man the coaches saw fit to groom as a quarterback...
Ossman also bids fair to start fall practice, but both West and Ray are on probation. If they can get off, they will be definite assets to the team, but Ray will probably be shifted to either wingback or tailback. 190 pound backs, who can run the ends and pose a passing threat, do not grow on trees, it seems...
...Chip Gannon is shifted to wingback, he won't feel out of place, since he held down that spot on the '46 and '47 teams, making a good record in long runs to the left...
Harvard gained most of its yardage on but two plays: the wingback reverse and the tailback-around-strong-side-end. Davey Nelson explained that the Crimson inside game was failing, but that the outside game made up for it. Both big gain plays were outside the tackles. Nelson went on to show one reason why the outside and not the inside game was working. The Eli backers-up consistently played in close behind the line...