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Both Jordan and his backfield coach, Josh Williams, learned their football at University of Pittsburgh, citadel of the single-wing. Aware of the deficiencies in single-wing personnel, however, Jordan has modified his offensive patterns to get the maximum from his material...

Author: By Bayley F. Mason, | Title: Lowenstein, West Are Key Men for Success of New Crimson Backfield | 10/7/1950 | See Source »

Jordan was brought up footballwise at Pittsburgh, the entrenched citadel of the single wingback offense. Since he knows that style of play best, his present offense is basically single wing, but with varia- tions and aginstment necessary to adapt his offense to his available material, Actually, it is a single wing T, with direct and indirect passing from center...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Jordan Drills Green Outfit In Fundamentals of Football | 9/25/1950 | See Source »

Since then matters stand thus, it is up to us to fortify Harvard, to the end that it may endure a citadel for truth everywhere, for unimpaired liberty, and for our holy religion throughout the years to come...

Author: By Charles J. N. bailey, | Title: DE DOCTRINA CONFIRMANDA | 6/22/1950 | See Source »

Soong is now living comfortably in the U.S., where much of his money is. He has failed to obey the summons of his brother-in-law, Chiang Kaishek, to go back to Formosa and take his share of responsibility for the defense of the last citadel of the Chinese Nationalist government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: The Reluctant Leader | 6/19/1950 | See Source »

...spread that he has effected miraculous cures of paralyzed soldiers. To the senior British officer, this seems "queer, unorthodox . . . creepy," but to Padre Choyce it seems evidence of "the hand of God." Profoundly humbled, the chaplain begins to live by Andros' quiet exhortation: "Open the gates of that citadel, your heart, and don't be afraid when men come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Behind the Barbed Wire | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

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