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Teaming with him in the backfield will be Bill Volmer, 195 pound fullback from Salem. Jost-Michelsen, also 195 pounds a blocking back from Winchester, and little Dick Jim Donaghy, 150 pound wingback from Pennsylvania. Besides reams of publicity clippings, the three seem to have a lot of ability, with speed and power...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: LINING THEM UP | 10/3/1952 | See Source »

...present defensive backfield has Buddy Lemay and John Culver as linebackers, Brian Reynolds at one halfback, and Ron Noonan of Fyock at the other. The veteran Dick Duback is the safety...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rain Soaks Final Football Practice | 10/3/1952 | See Source »

...varsity forward line boasts three heavy and experienced stars in Peter Hager, Whitey Black, and Rocky Stone. Veteran backfield men include Bill Fuller, Pat Parker, and Jack Macrae...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tom Calhoun's Ruggers to Play British Sailors in Opener Today | 10/2/1952 | See Source »

Michigan State, waiting outside the Big Ten gates for membership next year, is generally ranked No. 1 in the Midwest, No. 2 in the nation. Its 1951 backfield is nearly intact. With its none-too-rigorous schedule, Michigan State could win them all again. Notre Dame has a fine backfield, a green offensive line and a hard schedule. Much depends on Sophomore Quarterback Ralph Guglielmi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Gridiron Prospects | 9/29/1952 | See Source »

...Seven. Oklahoma has seasoned backs (notably fleet Billy Vessels), sturdy linemen (notably Linebacker-Center Tom Catlin), and a tradition of five straight Big Seven championships. No. 2: Kansas, with 1951's able backfield improved by experience and the presence of Army's 1950 quarterback, Gil Reich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Gridiron Prospects | 9/29/1952 | See Source »

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