Word: balling
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...trajectory or on a line." Others praise his faking and peripheral vision. They say that he has "the natural cockiness of a good team leader." His faults-a penchant for "throwing into a crowd," and tipping off a pass play by dropping his right foot back just before the ball is centered-are correct able. His recent knee injury is a minus, but could work as a plus by exempting him from that other draft-military service. Always on the lookout for taller, stronger quarterbacks, some scouts prefer Greg Cook, Cincinnati...
...Everything. The pros liken his bulling power, his marvelous moves and his explosive speed to a cross between Jim Brown and Gale Sayers. That means, as one scout says, that "he is the greatest college runner in 10-20-50 years-unbelievable!" Noting that OJ. ran the ball an average of 35 times a game this season, the scouts talk in awed tones about his "incredible durability." Reason No. 2 for the Year of the Running Back is Gipson, who, in any normal season, would undoubtedly have won the same high praise now reserved for Simpson...
...State, 6 ft. 4 in., 230 Ibs.; and Ron Sellers, Florida State, 6 ft. 4 in., 187 Ibs. Kwalick is heralded by one scout as "probably the finest tight end since Mike Ditka came out of Pittsburgh." He can go deep for a pass, and once he has the ball "turns upfield and just knocks somebody over. He'll not out-nifty anybody, but with his size he bowls over the de fense like duckpins." Some scouts say Kwalick will have to learn a bit more about blocking to become a real pro star. Sellers, the top college receiver...
...freshman basketball team will go again with the fastbreak ball it has been using against teams all season when it meets M.I.T. tonight at M.I.T...
Coach Kenneth R. Klug explained that his team tries to get the ball down court as quickly as possible in order to get the one good shot off before the defense sets up. He stressed, however, that the inexperienced freshmen sometimes rush the pass during the break. The team still needs practice reading when to break and when...