Word: bigs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Notre Dame, 6 ft. 5 in., 245 lbs.; and Dave Foley, Ohio State, 6 ft. 5 in., 250 Ibs. Whenever Notre Dame needed clutch yardage, a running back took off behind Kunz's blocking. A former tight end, he has the strength and agility to "pick up a big defensive end and whip him to the outside," says one scout's report. "He pass protects like a pro now." Foley is a "big, tough, mean lineman" from a school that specializes in turning out pro tackles. The scouts predict that he will win a starting assignment...
...GUARDS: John Skinners, Xavier, 6 ft. 3 in., 255 Ibs.; and Rufus Mayes, Ohio State, 6 ft. 5 in., 250 Ibs. Few college guards are big enough to hold their own in the pros, and the pros usually fill the position with the fastest and most agile college tackles. In the case of Shinners, however, this need not be true. He is a stick-out at guard, with "great maneuverability, good lateral movement and the speed to pull out and lead sweeps. He's a winner-period." Mayes is a converted tight end with "excellent balance, quick feet...
...lean frame, scouts predict the "Stork" will continue to "worry hell out of a backfield" with his long-arm way of deflecting passes, and snagging ballcarriers from behind. Stanfill is a relentless de fender who specializes in flattening quarterbacks. Nothing fancy about him, say the scouts, "just a big strong boy who gets to the ballcarrier...
...SAFETIES: Tony Kyasky, Syracuse, 6 ft. 4 in., 210 Ibs.; and Roger Wehrli, Missouri, 6 ft., 187 Ibs. Kyasky has a "good nose for the ball." A solid, consistent performer, he is big enough to fight it out with a tight end, quick enough to stop an off-tackle play. Wehrli will probably be cast as a free safety because of his knack for homing in on the ball. "He's a tough kid," says one scout. "Maybe too tough. I've seen him knock himself cuckoo on tackles." The nation's top punt returner, with...
Having sold the people on capitalism, the Big Board may now have to sell the capitalists on people. The surge in trading volume has swelled brokerage-house commissions, which many brokers have been more eager to pocket than to plow into necessary automation. Now, faced with a deluge of paperwork, they are taking the easy way out by turning down business from the small investor. So widespread is the move to eliminate the little man that President Robert Haack of the New York Stock Ex change, speaking to a group of civic leaders last week in Los Angeles, declared that...