Word: coxing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson defense, inspired by leading tackler Brent Wilkinson, has been rock-solid in pressure situations this year. Linebacker Scott Collins and strong safety Cecil Cox--last week's ECAC Division I-AA player of the week--are the Gibraltars of Harvard's swarming...
...with four linebackers, but more is not necessarily better. ILB Len Fontes leads the squad with 54 tackles, and senior Peter Kortebein has 49. The linebacking corps has had to balance between pass and run coverage this season, and has met with only marginal success. SECONDARY: Safety Cecil Cox and cornerback Lee Oldenburg have made the defensive secondary a hard-hitting aerial net. Nonetheless, Ken Tarczy and Frank Ciota have played erratically. But Dartmouth quarterback David Gabianelli shouldn't test them. * SECONDARY: Cornerback Steve Briggs was Dartmouth's defensive player of the week against Colgate last Saturday, but he leads...
coxswain (cox): the little person in the rear of the shell. He or she steers the shell, keeps the rowers informed of their progress in the race, and controls the pace of the shell by calling for power strokes and the sprint at the end. Coxswains must weigh at least 99 pounds (for women--125 pounds for men), if they are less than that, sand bags are carried to bring the shell's weight up to that standard...
eight: the most common shell in intercollegiate rowing. An eight has eight sweep oarsmen and a cox...
four: a shell with four sweeps and a cox...