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...said sound awful. But I do prefer the Don Quixote image of single combat; although, of course, it's part of a larger team effort. Ideally, a perfect play for an offensive lineman is to knock down every guy on the other side of the ball--almost like a broken-field...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Harvard's Line Is All Right | 10/27/1978 | See Source »

...yards into his run, he cut to his right, danced a couple of quick fakes to elude two tacklers, elbowed another out of his way and, under a full head of steam now, bowled over his last hefty pursuer. "That," said an admiring opponent, "is one of the best broken-field runs I've ever seen." OJ. Simpson passing the 10,000-yd. mark in rushing? No, Reggie Jackson ending the baseball season with a mad dash through victory-crazed fans to the safety of the New York Yankee dugout and clubhouse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Now for a Long, Hot Winter | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

...Jeff had the guy one-to-one and couldn't out-fake him," he laughed. "Campbell's just a poor broken-field runner...

Author: By Stephen W. Parker, | Title: Embree, Ajootian Cop Bronzes; Relay Tripped Up in NCAA | 3/15/1976 | See Source »

...book is filled with comic scenes, acute insights and memorable characters -among them a salesman named Mr. Blue, who will perform 50 push-ups at the drop of a hint. The narrative ramblings, like a drunk's broken-field running, occasionally lose the reader in a muddiness of form. But they are part of the mad scramble that eventually makes Exley the winner his protagonist was so desperate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Man on the Sidelines | 10/25/1968 | See Source »

Remembered best for his broken-field running and acrobatic pass receiving, Casey weighed only 155 pounds during a which earned him a solid place Harvard football history...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1919 Grid Great Dead in Newton | 7/29/1966 | See Source »

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