Word: balle
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Francisco dockworker's son named O. (for Orenthal) J. (for James) Simpson, 20, whose rookie year on the Southern Cal varsity may turn out to be the most spectacular season any major-college running back ever had. In his first six games, Halfback Simpson has carried the ball 180 times for 987 yds., is well within reach of the alltime season records for most carries (296) and most yards gained (1,570). O.J. also catches passes-eight so far, for 114 yards-and even throws them occasionally: in five attempts he has three completions, all for touchdowns. Touchdowns...
...Coach McKay favors a more conservative approach-like giving the ball to O.J. Simpson 30-odd times a game. At 5.4 yds. a crack, why not? Besides, says McKay, "O.J. doesn't belong to any union. He can carry the ball as many times as we want...
...Green Bay suffered through an afternoon with the Minnesota Vikings; at the closing gun, the Packers found themselves on the short end of a 10-7 score against a team that had lost four straight. Worse yet was the way Minnesota won-by beating the Packers at their own ball-control brand of football. The Viking offense completed only two passes, chopped out the yardage on the ground; the Viking defense intercepted three Packer passes, stopped Green Bay nine times on third-down situations, and held them to a paltry 42 yds. total rushing...
...Injuries. Lombardi's defense is the same solid rock, allowing just 54 points in five games, fewest in the league. The offense is the rub. In five games the Packers scored only 87 points to rank a lamentable twelfth out of 16 teams; 22 times they lost the ball on fumbles and interceptions v. 24 times for the entire 1966 season. Injury-benched Fuzzy Thurston is no longer opening up truck-size holes at guard; age appears to be robbing Forrest Gregg, Jerry Kramer and Bob Skoronski of their speed and timing. In the backfield, the Packers sorely miss...
...sure result of the expansion is more money-mainly for the owners, although some of it may find its way into players' pockets.* The loss will be in the quality of the game. Good ball-players already are in short supply and the caliber of expansion teams created on such short notice is bound to be dreadful. Witness the New York Mets...