Word: backfieldful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Four years ago, when rangy Bobby Layne and trim Doak Walker played in the same backfield at Dallas' Highland Park high school, they were inseparable cronies. Then Bobby went to Texas and Doak to Southern Methodist. Last week, each an All-America candidate on an unbeaten team, the two pals sailed into one another before a full house in Dallas' Cotton Bowl. It was the game the Southwest had waited for all season...
...grunting Gophers on Minnesota's line averaged 201 Ibs., outweighing Michigan's line 19 Ibs. per man. All afternoon they smashed into Michigan's pony backfield, frequently upsetting Crisler's delicately timed plays. Outrushed on the ground, Michigan could well be thankful for its prize specialist, 6 ft., 182 Ib. Halfback Bob Chappuis (rhymes with happy-us†). He is Crisler's triggerman. His job is to throw the forward passes, and there is no one in 1947 collegiate football who does it better. In the Minnesota game, it was his flat, sure...
Lamar was sufficiently impressed by Jim Lowell's signal calling against the Exonians to start him at quarterback again and the rest of the Crimson backfield will feature the two Johns, White and West, who made it hot for the prepschoolers last Saturday...
Although the visiting team as a whole will outweight the opposition by about 15 pounds to the man, its backfield is relatively light. Fullback Sabo, for example, tips the scales at 175. Sabo, however, is the team's leading ground gainer. He is the only newcomer to last year's starting backfield...
Other tentative Crimson starters are Walt Coulson and Red Hill at, ends, Emil Drvaric and Jim Feinberg at guards. Around Flynn in the backfield are slated chip Gannon at wingback, Hal Moffle at tailback, and Kenny O'Donnell, who captained the squad for sixty minutes against Dartmouth last week, at quarterback...