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...Doak Walker, Charlie Justice, Charlie Bednarik, and Barney Poole are some of the nationally known players who were put on the first team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Houston Wins Spot on Players' All-American | 12/10/1948 | See Source »

...Auld Lang Syne; a neighing, galloping horse (Eddie Cantor was a wrong guess); cat yowls; a horn tootling. Columnists and rocking-chair dopesters were certain they had it. Some of the "sure things": Sir Harry Lauder, George Gallup, Mayor O'Dwyer, Jack Benny, Gene Tunney, All-America Fullback Doak Walker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: The $22,500 Footsteps | 3/8/1948 | See Source »

...Dallas' Cotton Bowl, All-America Doak Walker celebrated his 21st birthday by helping Southern Methodist to a two-touchdown lead. Then Walker & Co. spent the rest of the game trying to stave off Penn State, whose subs seemed to work harder than the seniors. The score: S.M.U. 13, Penn State...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Case for Michigan | 1/12/1948 | See Source »

...Southwest, the headlines had sought out two: Halfback Doak Walker of Southern Methodist and Quarterback Bobby Layne of Texas. Unbeaten S.M.U.'s Walker was the likelier candidate. Last week, though favoring a sprained ankle, 20-year-old Doak Walker scored one touchdown, kicked two extra points as his team rolled over Arkansas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Eleven Good Men & True | 11/24/1947 | See Source »

When he did get in, Quarterback Layne apparently forgot in the pinches that he had one of the most valuable throwing arms in college football. He tried smacking through the rough, tough S.M.U. line. The few times a Texas ballcarrier shook into the clear, Doak Walker, who played the full 60 minutes, was there to help nail him. After four quarters of even-Stephen play, it was sandy-haired Doak Walker's kicking toe that made the difference. S.M.U. won, 14 to 13, and after the game fans carried both Layne and Walker off the field. The game dumped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Unbeaten | 11/10/1947 | See Source »

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