Word: blockers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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These reserves of strength and speed are harnessed in physical techniques used to bull past blockers. All four start with the head butt, driving their helmets into the heads of the opposite offensive linemen like bull moose battling for their lives. Once the offensive lineman has been hit, each man has a specialty. Greenwood likes to use the "slip" move, pushing past his blocker. White prefers to knock his opponent aside with an "uppercut" shove under the shoulder. Holmes is a master of the "club," using one of his blacksmith forearms to belt a blocker to the side...
...Greene dreams about just that possibility. "I visualize techniques," he says. "Some of them are just ungodly. Run over a guy, hurdle, jump six feet, put three or four moves on him so he freezes. No flaws. Perfect push and pull on the guard, jump over the center. Another blocker, slap him aside. Block the ball when the quarterback throws it, catch it, and run 99 yards." If that's the defense, Pittsburgh shouldn't have to wait another 42 years to win a second championship...
...workers shuddered when Ford spoke to audiences, who found him likeable but unintelligent. Jerry terHorst, later to become President Ford's first press secretary, finally decided that "Gerry Ford wasn't dumb, he lacked knowledge." "I'm an old lineman." Ford says today. "I try to be a good blocker and tackler for the running back who carries the ball...
With the match tied, Harvard managed to jump to an early 13-2 lead over flustered Springfield. Now it was Springfield's turn to rally--ten straight points. Harvard's Peter Haviland spiked an unreturnable ball to a blocker for the 14th point. And then Graham, on a hesitation spike, sucked his blocker into the net for the game and the match...
Dennis Harrah, Miami (Fla.), 6 ft. 5 in., 259 lbs. An eager, agile blocker; a well-disciplined lineman who consistently outcharges the defense to open gaping holes...