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...called Year of the Quarterback, Plunkett stands taller than any competitor. Winner of the Heisman Trophy by a lopsided vote, he not only led the Indians to their first Rose Bowl bid in 18 years but rolled up 7,887 yds. in total offense, a new career record for major-college quarterbacks. Big and brawny enough to shake off tacklers, Plunkett is a classic pro-style drop-back passer with a strong, accurate arm at all ranges. Rival coaches praise his tactical knowledge, his knack for reading defenses, his ability to command "the utmost respect of his teammates"-all highly...
...State, 6 ft. 1 in., 216 lbs.; and Steve Worster, Texas, 6 ft., 210 lbs. Brockington, a pile-driving plunger who "picks up three yards when the hole isn't there," as one pro scout was overheard to remark, set an O.S.U. record this season with 1,040 yds. gained. Ranked as one of the best of a long line of classic Buckeye fullbacks, he is also an effective receiver on swing patterns and has great breakaway speed. In fact, he is also used on some kickoff returns. Worster is nicknamed King Kong, and the pros understand...
Continual Firing. The testimony of Thomas Turner, 24, now a student at the University of Nebraska, did nothing to diminish the stark picture drawn by Sledge. From a position some 75 yds. from the drainage ditch, he was witness to much of the killing there. His testimony clarifies some of the discrepancies between earlier versions of what took place. He, too, swore that both Calley and Meadlo had fired at groups of civilians. "Continually," he said, "small groups of people were brought up, and they would be put into the ditch and fired upon by Lieut. Calley...
...sophomore year as a "redshirt," practicing with the varsity but not playing in any games -so that he would have an additional year of eligibility. Finally, he started his first varsity game in 1968 against San Jose State College. Connecting on 10 out of 13 passes for 277 yds., he buried San Jose by throwing for four touchdowns and running for a fifth. A few spectacular performances later, and the usually blase Stanford fans took up a new chant: "Plunkett to 'em!" Though hobbled by a knee injury in his last seven games that season, he completed...
...next season he exploded for 2,673 yds. and 20 touchdowns, breaking virtually every passing record in the Pacific Eight Conference. This season, deftly mixing short bullets with long bombs, Plunkett was all but untouchable. In the opener he led Stanford to a 34-28 win over Arkansas by constantly outfoxing the defense. Noting that Plunkett completed ten first-down passes in 15 third-down situations, Arkansas Coach Frank Broyles marveled: "That's great quarterbacking...