Word: cornerback
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Play! That starts the record player and produces a sportscaster's voice (it belongs to Dick Enberg, radio announcer for the Los Angeles Rams) excitedly describing the play: "The blitz is on. . .a pass to the fullback, screen over the middle. . .twenty-five yards," or perhaps "screen left. . .cornerback. . .great play! . . .makes the tackle. No gain!" Crowd cheers provide an appropriate background. The players move a yard-marker on a miniature gridiron according to the announced result, and another play is chosen. There are special records for punts, fumbles, interceptions and the like, a small scoreboard and even miniature...
...tiny (5 ft. 9 in.) tailback splashed around left end and went 48 yds. for a touchdown. Minutes later, following the solid blocking of Center Dave Brown and Guard Allan Graf, Davis splattered for 55 yds. and another score. The Trojan defense, anchored by Linebacker Richard Wood and Cornerback Charles Hinton, who intercepted two Oregon passes, stiffened as requested and U.S.C. went on to win 18-0. It was the eighth victory in a row for U.S.C., the nation's No. 1 college team, and it further strengthened McKay's bid for the title of No. 1 coach...
...game's only touchdown was scored when cornerback Peter Landry put a little touch into his cast-iron hands and intercepted a Nieman pass, running it back 64 yards...
Dartmouth came right back by hitting at Harvard's one glaring defensive weakness--the long pass--as quarterback Steve Stetson hit Tyrone Byrd in stride on a 59-yard scoring bomb. Harvard Cornerback Barry Malinowski was the cleanly beaten victim...
...pass to Tight End Richard Caster. A few minutes later, the Colts scored, narrowing the Jets' margin to three points. When New York got the ball again, Namath called a pass play that could have gone to one of three receivers. Meanwhile the Colts had inserted a fresh cornerback, Rex Kern, No. 44, into the secondary; his primary responsibility was covering Caster. As Namath dropped back, Kern, fresh from an injury, tried to pick up the speedy Jet tight end. Namath recalls with a grin: "As I was getting ready to throw, I just saw a big, clean...