Word: backers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...freshman, Isenberg played guard and right halfback, but Valpey converted him to the backer-up position in 1948 in order to utilize his defensive abilities. Isenberg was a fullback at the Loomis School, Windsor, Connecticut...
...offense, Harvard's blocking was indecisive and in too many cases failed to take out the line-backer. Charlie Bryson, one of the backers-up, made a host of tackles. The willowy Mahoney and Bill Altieri, the other end, were also difficult to block...
...best on the outside plays, on which there was time for three and sometimes four blockers to form before the play started moving downfield. It was physically impossible for the Harvard ends to break up all the interference, and the runner was often protected until the backer-up could slant across from the far side...
...number of steps towards casing the country's educational crisis" were posed by Professor Harris in last Sunday's New York Time Magazine. Harris, a backer of Federal aid to education, wants government and state help in the form of scholarships, fellowships, and capital outlays, and he doesn't fear any resulting threats to academic freedom. "British experience shows us that aid is possible without control of college educational policies," he explains...
Kazmaier, a sophomore triple-threat, turned in the game's flashiest play on a fake pass. Taking the ball on a hand-off from the fullback, he spun towards the line, stopping quickly to fake a jump pass. Once the backer-ups had pulled back for the expected pass, Kazmaier took off for 15 yards outside the tackle...