Word: backfieldful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...varsity ran its own passing attack against the jayvees, with tailbacks Jim Noonan, Charlie Rocho, and Carroll Lowenstein doing most of the pitching, and sent its runing game against dummies. Nick Athans alternated with Mofile at wingback in the first string backfield, which also included Henry, Noonan or Roche, and fullback Johnny West. In the constant shifting of backfield personnel, Lowenstein also worked some with the number one unit...
...Beverly, Miscuraca of Gloucester, Murphy of Newton, and others ad infinitum. There is a fellow named Driscoll, who plays end for Dedham. This latter gent has been knocked out cold in practically every game he plays. They tape him up, and he goes in to mess up the opponents' backfield again. He might look good against Columbia. He might look good against Army, Stanford, Princeton, Cornell, and all the other delorous names on the Harvard football schedule...
With Captain Hugh Edmonds promoted to the varsity, Lee Pernies will start at quarterback. Another backfield change, necessitated by an injury to left halfback Dusty Burke, will find Slug Dolan there...
Chandler, the visitor's quarterback, mixed up the inside and outside plays cleverly, and this also gave the Crimson a bad time. The only way to really stop the wide plays was to break into the backfield before the hand off. But, by crashing to stop the play before it started, the line was left open for a delayed buck or a short pass...
After practice, Valpey released his starting offensive lineups, with two possible changes in the backfield. Jimmy Noonan may be able to relieve Chuck Roche of his duties at tailback, while John White may replace Moffile at wing...