Word: cornerback
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Bernie Parrish loved violence, particularly the violence he wreaked on opposing players as an aggressive, clothes-lining cornerback for the N.F.L.'s Cleveland Browns in the early 1960s. His toughness on the field earned him an All-Pro rating; out of uniform he served as vice president of the N.F.L. Players' Association. Unlike St. Louis Cardinals Linebacker Dave Meggyesy or New York Jets Wide Receiver George Sauer. who recently left football because they felt it was dehumanizing, Parrish claims to love the sport. Now a Teamster official, he "retired," according to his own account, because he was blacklisted...
Frisbie, who was second-team All Ivy last year, is also an All-League selection in football as a cornerback. Kittredge was the only Crimson player to make All-American, gaining a spot on the third team...
...pressure of the pro ranks. To be sure, Calvin Hill was Rookie of the Year in 1969. But usually, there is a conspicuous paucity of Ivy League players chosen in the draft. This year was no different: Blackman's covey of Dartmouth seniors was passed by with one exception-cornerback Willie Bogan, who was selected by Baltimore in the eighth round. This is the same group which dominated the All-Ivy team with seven first team selections...
Later in the second quarter, the Colts pulled off a play more befitting volleyball than football. Sending Tight End John Mackey downfield as a decoy, Unitas took aim at Wide Receiver Eddie Hinton -and overthrew him. Hinton leaped and tipped the ball to Cowboy Cornerback Mel Renfro, who leaped and tipped the ball to the startled Mackey, who raced 45 yds. for a touchdown...
Coaches may shudder at some of the lifestyles, but most take it in stride -though Cornerback Earsell Mackbee claims that he was cut from the Minnesota Vikings this season for showing up one day in a red lace jumpsuit, a fake fur maxi vest and a slouch hat. "Freedom to express your own personality makes for a winning team," says the 49ers' Ken Willard. "It's the swinging feeling around the clubhouse. A feeling that they're them and I'm me." His teammate Gene Washington, who grooves on $350 Oscar de la Renta suits, deplores...