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...other offensive threats in the Princeton singlewing attack are genuine stars in their own right. Wingback Dan Terpack is the captain, and a fine runner and pass receiver. Fullback Bill Merlini provides the power. The fourth member of the backfield, quaterback John Henrich, is considered by many the outstanding blocker in the league...
...severity of these questions should not give the impression that McCone's appointment was in any danger; indeed, Senator Symington, less like a blocker than a best man, led him through the Committee hearing as he would down a wedding aisle. Strom Thurmond (D-S.C.) also came to the defense of the blushing newly-wed when Senators like Fulbright, Clark, McCarthy and Case (R-S.D.) impugned his honor...
Center: Irv Goode, 21, Kentucky; 6 ft. 5 in., 230 Ibs. "He's a good blocker," says a pro scout, "and he's got quickness-something you don't see too often in a college center. A college center has to be really exceptional to make the grade in the pro game, because he has to do so much that he isn't called upon to do in school: throw key blocks, drop back to protect the passer. Goode has what it takes...
Daugherty: "George runs with his legs wide apart, almost at a gallop. That's what makes him so hard to bring down. If you get only one leg and the other's still moving, he jerks it away and he's gone." A bone-rattling blocker, Saimes enjoys banging shoulder pads with defensive ends who outweigh him by 25 lbs. or more. "I like to go at an end straight up," he says, "as though I were carrying the ball. When I hit him, I try to play my helmet right under his chin as hard...
...hips. They all help to throw the tackier off balance." For Mitchell, the easiest defensive backs to fool are the fastest of foot. "They come up quickly and commit themselves right away. A slower one is harder to go all the way on. When I've got a blocker in front of me, we try to 'freeze' him by running straight at him. I don't take off until the blocker hits...