Word: cornerback
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After two games, cornerback ANDY PUOPOLO leads the Crimson defense with 12 tackles and three assists. CHARLIE KAYE has 12 tackles, while BOB BAGGOTT, who recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass against the Minutemen, has eight tackles and four assists...
People in Wallingford still remember well his sophomore year in high school. With Bill starting at cornerback, the team was undefeated and untied. He was an honorable mention all-county selection, unheard of for a sophomore in a county that has produced the Rams' John Cappaletti, the Oilers' Billy Johnson, and several other outstanding professionals...
Although Bill Emper became a household name in Nether Providence, colleges did not recruit him heavily. Neither a class rank of six nor interception records attracted the big schools to the little cornerback. "Only one school that could give scholarships approached me," he says. "I guess they thought I was too small...
...native of Uniontown, Pa., Muncie is the fourth brother in his family to play football. Nelson is a cornerback with the Baltimore Colts, Bill was an all-star running back with the B.C. Lions in Canadian football, and George played briefly with the Minnesota Vikings. Chuck, who changed the spelling of his last name from Munsey because "Muncie goes back to my grandfather and great-grandfather," wants to be drafted by a California team. But wherever he ends up, Muncie does not plan to overstay his welcome. He is thinking of attending law school during the off-seasons, because...
...CORNERBACKS. James Hunter, Grambling, 6 ft. 3 in., 194 lbs.; and Mike Haynes, Arizona State, 6 ft. 3 in., 195 lbs. With the speed of summer lightning, Hunter is the dream cornerback. A favorite tactic is to zip up to the line and stun runners trying to sweep around the end. When he intercepts a pass, Hunter takes off like a running back. Haynes is another return threat who led the country in interceptions (eleven) when he was a junior. The scouts say that Pat Thomas, Texas A. & M., 5 ft. 10 in., 180 lbs., is also a cornerback...