Word: blockers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Buck Blocker. The program indeed seems largely designed both by and for John Connally. The Phase II structure was planned mostly by Budget Boss George Shultz and Economic Adviser Herbert Stein, and it reflects their horror of controls imposed directly on the economy by Government officials. A mild joke in the White House is that "the only reason that Phase II may work is that the people who designed the controls do not believe in them." It was Connally, however, who insisted that the Administration commit itself to the simple objective of lowering price increases...
...great breakaway speed. In fact, he is also used on some kickoff returns. Worster is nicknamed King Kong, and the pros understand why: "He runs like a four-hundred-pound gorilla-crooked but with power." Working out of Texas' wish-bone-T attack, he is a punishing blocker who cracks into the line just as hard on a fake hand-off as when he is carrying the ball. Voted the Player of the Year in the Southwest Conference, he has averaged more than 5 yds. a carry over three seasons and scored 36 touchdowns-eight more than any back...
...Rated by football men as "one of the best all-round athletes in sight," White is a triple threat-a remarkably versatile player whom the pros could easily turn into a wide receiver or a running back. Swift, shifty and sticky-fingered, he is a crunching blocker whom the experts admire for his amazingly consistent performances and his all-devouring desire. He has played in only one losing game in his high school and college career...
...didn't do it earlier," he explained, "because we weren't sure how well the offensive line would block and we thought Varney would be more helpful as a blocker in the backfield...
...puts it, they are "just big, strong, physical guys who can grind you into the ground." McKay led the charge for the nation's No. 1 team, whose backfield averaged 363 yds. rushing per game; the scouts give him high marks for being at once a great blocker on quick openers and a ferocious pass protector. Smith, says one scout, "has everything it takes-he's powerful, has fine footwork, can pick up the loop and requires no additional growth"-and he can cover 40 yds. in an eye-catching...