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...assistant in Penn State for nine years. Rosenberg joined the United States Football League's Philadelphia team in 1983 as the defensive backfield coach, and was a major reason the Stars reached the USFI Championship game last July...
...defensive backfield is also strong, with 1983 starters Mark Kachmer, Greg Hausler and Pete Gundermann all back...
...three years in the Crimson backfield Azelby was intensely involved in the defensive effort. He led the team in tackles and assists every year, and he ranked among the leaders in interceptions, tumble returns and sacks. "Any time there was a big hit, you'd just assume Joe'd be there," said defensive back John Dailey...
...Quarterback Jim Plunkett has made Marcus Allen the handiest pass catcher among running backs and Todd Christensen the most prolific receiver of all others in the league. Christensen's 92 receptions are the record for a tight end. A failed Dallas Cowboy runner, who stubbornly still wears a backfield number, 46, Christensen is given to writing and quoting poetry. Says Plunkett, 36: "It's fun to play with the Raiders because everyone is encouraged to be himself...
...brother [Mike] is the backfield coach for the freshmen," says Ernst. "He's on the sideline during my games. He'll expect good plays and he'll see my mistakes. On the 63-yard sucker play I expected him to say 'Good run' after I finished. He told me that if I had zig-zagged at the end I could have avoided the last tackler and scored...