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...they have no weaknesses. The front four of Davidson, Keating, Birdwell, and Lassiter may not dominate the game but they will hold their own up front. Middle linebacker Dan Connors is not as ostentations as the Pack's Ray Nitschke but he does the job. And Oakland's defensive backfield is every bit as good as Green Bay's! Willie Brown, Kent McLoughan, and Dave Grayson are quick, man, quick. Lance Alworth and Don Maynard had some success against Oakland, but they are the only ones, and Green Bay has no receiver who resembles them. The only player...
Undefeated Yale led the league with six players on the squad, including quarterback Brian Dowling and two other members of the offensive backfield. Harvard was second with five and Dartmouth third with four...
Gatto's election marks the first time in 15 years that a back will captain the team. Dick Clasby was Harvard's last backfield captain way back...
...charge onto the playing field, and growls: "I don't think it hurts to smile on Fridays-but on Saturdays, my kids don't even open their mouths." By next year, those kids may even start smiling on Saturdays. Every member of Oregon State's starting backfield will still be in school, as will all but three of the defensive platoon that held Southern Cal scoreless...
...fourth down and two at the Harvard 37, the Bruins finally ran out of chances as Crimson defensive end Bob Hoffmann bear-hugged burly fullback Steve Wormith to the ground in his own backfield...