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Word: backfields (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Harvard came out of football practice last spring with a depth chart of sixteen lettermen, five other former varsity replacements, nine promising freshmen, and a half-dozen former jayvees. The line, and particularly defensive play, was woakened by graduation. The backfield is lighter and faster than a year ago, with promising sophomores Dick Clasby (behind Captain Carroll Lowenstein at tailback) and John Tulenko adding a little badly-needed speed...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin. jr., | Title: Record Proves Harvard Sports 'Decline' a Myth | 9/12/1951 | See Source »

...Moffie, swift Crimson football star of two years ago, has been appointed backfield coach of the Brandeis University eleven, it was learned yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ex-Crimson Back Takes Coaching Assignment for Brandeis Eleven | 7/19/1951 | See Source »

...last outstandingly fast man in a Harvard backfield, Moffie has been named an assistant to Brandeis head coach Bennie Friedman, former Michigan All-American. Since his graduation in 1950 he has coached football at Reading (Mass.) High and is currently studying engineering at Tufts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ex-Crimson Back Takes Coaching Assignment for Brandeis Eleven | 7/19/1951 | See Source »

...time it was speculated that Margarita was slated to replace backfield coach Josh Williams, who was suffering from a heart ailment. But Williams has since recovered and returned to his job, giving the College a seven-man staff consisting of Jordan, Margarita, Lamar, Williams, line coach Ted Schmitt, end coach Joe Maras, and jayvee coach Norm Shepard...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin, | Title: Margarita To Be New Coach Of Freshmen | 6/19/1951 | See Source »

When Dick Harlow resigned and Art Valpey came in in 1948, Margarita moved on to join Herman Hickman in the latter's freshman year at Yale-once again as a backfield coach. While at New Haven he got a break from his close friend Jack Haggerty. Haggerty had just been appointed athletic director at Georgetown and asked Margarita to come along as head coach. Margarita...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin, | Title: Margarita To Be New Coach Of Freshmen | 6/19/1951 | See Source »

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