Word: cornerback
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Ignacio, who also played cornerback for the varsity football squad, is one of Harvard's best hitters. Topping the team with 17 runs batted in, he slugged his way to a .303 average this spring with five doubles and two home runs. He was third in stolen bases with ten thefts...
...Huff has been a popular figure for years, and Larry Wilson of the St. Louis Cardinals practically holds the patent on the safety blitz. But they are the visible parts of the defense. What six-year-old could fail to spot a blitzing safety man or cheer a cornerback's one-handed interception. The difference is that knowledgeable football buffs have now found a whole new pantheon of heroes in the heart of the defense: the front four linemen, the immense tackles and ends who fight their battles in what the pros call "the Pit." It is an arena...
...scout, "I'm sure that in ten minutes he'd be the best defensive back on the field. He simply can do everything." So can Keyes. In Purdue's 28-21 victory over Notre Dame, he kicked off, played halfback and flanker on offense, and cornerback on defense. "Shifty power, great speed and acceleration," notes a scouting report. "Could play either offense or defense in the pros right...
Other Harvard players among the 37 receiving honorable mention are tackle Bob Brooks, quarterback Ric Zimmerman, defensive tackle Joe DeBettencourt, and cornerback Bill Cobb...
Harvard's defense stymied three Dartmouth scoring threats in the first half. Cornerback Ken Thomas, who ran back an interception 91 yards for a touchdown for the varsity against Columbia, picked off a pass in the Dartmouth end zone to stop a first-quarter Indian drive. Twice more, the Indians were stopped deep in Crimson territory, once forced to settle for a field-goal attempt which failed, and the other time to give up the ball to Harvard...