Word: backfielder
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...years, Harvard football has meant Joe Restic. Rarely does the coach of a football team dominate a program the way Restic does the Crimson. The coach's trademark--and occasionally his cross to bear--is the Multiflex, an offensive system that provides a multitude of formations, daring plays, and backfield-in-motion penalties each game. It is a rare football crowd that collectively giggles at anything, but when the Harvard team lines up with its famous no-backfield set, that is the sound emanating from the bleachers. The Multiflex, alas, is more pretty than successful. Though Restic is regularly mentioned...
Sabin Willett, Charles W.A.Bott, and David Miller combined on a 60-yd. run through the Babson backfield to give Harvard a 4-0 lead...
Plunkett and the Raiders have Mark Van Eeghen and Kenny King in the backfield, two steady runners to complement an explosive passing game which includes Raymond Chester, Bob Chandler (Fred Biletnikoff incarnate) and Cliff Branch...
...consistent and occasionally outstanding rushing team. Fullback Jim Callinan, the talented Ohioan who, when not injured, proved himself to be one the best backs in the league, topped 90 yds. three times this season en route to his team-leading 461 yds. And halfback Tom Beatrice, the backfield's reliable workhorse, had 435 yds. for the season...
Dogged by injuried his entire career and plagued by fumbles, senior halfback Paul Connors never realized his brilliant potential he displayed as a freshman. But juniors Jim Acheson and Paul Scheper (out most of the year with a bad knee) and sophomore Scott McCabe showed that the backfield should continue to be a Harvard strength...