Word: backfields
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Meanwhile, two sophomores again worked out the principal varsity backfield of the day--Tony Gianelly at fullback and Matt Botsford at tallback. Botsford has taken over at the tallback post for Joe Conzelman, who has been shifted to quarterback behind Jerry Marsh...
Marsh, and wingback Frank White completed the backfield of the first unit. White is playing in the continued absence of Bob Cowles, injured slightly in the UMass game, who rested again yesterday...
After the practice of specialties, the various elevens moved up and down the field in signal drills. The first backfield was without a Clasby or Culver, but continued to show improvement...
...backfield, everybody talks more about who won't be back, rather than who will. Several key men are returning, however, including powerful wingback Bob Cowles, who may see some action at fullback if sophomore starter Tony Gianelly fails to live up to expectations. The starting quarterback will be Jerry Marsh, while Joe Conzelman will go at tailback
Leading this platoon of second-stringers will be sophomore halfback Dick Wright, a 180-pounder whom Coach Lloyd Jordan has described as one of the men he'll have to watch out for. Others in the Redmen's second backfield will be quarterback Howie Burns, right half Don Johnson and fullback Phil Surgen. Surgen, a 185-pound junior who propped at Exeter, carried the ball six times last week for a rushing average of 9.3 yards...