Word: coached
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...seven years ago, the University of Notre Dame campus experienced the nearest thing to an earthquake it had known in 107 years of history. By order of suave, iron-willed Football Coach Frank Leahy, the revered Notre Dame shift, perfected by the great Knute Rockne and immortalized by such Notre Dame heroes as Christy Flanagan and the Four Horsemen, was unceremoniously junked. To replace it, Leahy wheeled in the T-formation...
...happened was that Notre Dame, operating from Leahy's new T, became more devastating than ever. In 49 games, against the most rugged opponents that could be found, Leahy's T-men rolled up an awesome record of 42 victories, 4 ties, only 3 defeats. Last week, Coach Leahy bared a few of his T-secrets and coaching tricks in his new book Notre Dame Football-The T-Formation (Prentice-Hall...
...Since deception is the crux of the T, faking is pounded into Notre Dame backs along with the other fundamentals. In practicing fakes, Leahy's quarterbacks must almost deceive themselves - they have to stare at the man they are faking to so intently that, afterwards, they can tell Coach Leahy how many fingers the other fellow had extended...
...deep-chested, dim-witted fashion, Mature loves his wife. But Lizabeth loves nothing but penthouses, stylish parties and Wall Street wolves who, for a consideration, can boost her to success as an interior decorator. Her pushing ways cost Mature a chance for a secure job as football coach at the state college. The job goes instead to his buddy and teammate, Sonny Tufts...
With the lights doused by a storm and his wife about to give birth, Notre Dame Football Coach Frank Leahy, 41, urgently called two doctors to his Indiana home. They arrived to find that Leahy, working by candlelight, had already safely delivered the Leahy's sixth child, fourth boy ("a fullback, I think"). The coach's critique: "If you think a football game is exciting, you should have been at our house last night...