Word: degraaf
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...made Harvard the favorite. For Cornell has only one man who can stand up against the Crimson's line. He is big Stan Intihar, ineligible last year, but nevertheless the outstanding end in the League. He is 6-4, weighs 215 pounds, and is an excellent pass-catcher. DeGraaf will throw to him more than to anyone else...
Quarterback Bill DeGraaf, who alternates as a passing and running back, presents the chief offensive threat. Fifth in total yardage among the league's backs last year, DeGraaf accounted for more than half the attack against Colgate, with 127 yards by passing alone...
Concentrating attention on DeGraaf, though, may be disastrous. For in the halfback slots Cornell has two of the fastest backs in the East, Dick Meade and Dick Jackson, both capable of scampering away for long touchdown runs. Meade was an All-Ivy League selection last year, while Jackson, the captain, led the team in a half dozen departments...
Against Cornell Saturday, the Crimson will have to stop the pin-point passing of DeGraaf, one of the top quarterbacks in the Ivy League. In addition to DeGraaf, the Big Red 'possesses a number of other excellent backs, led by Dick Jackson, Dick Meade, Art Boland, and Bob McAniff...
Sophomore passer John Hennessey acted as Cornell's quarterback Bill DeGraaf yesterday as the varsity football team went through a light scrimmage at Soldiers Field...