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Word: downfield (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lisp is less evident now, and any thoughts one may have had of this man idling afternoons away over a fishing rod disappear. Abruptly, he turns away from his quarterback and stalks downfield toward the defense. Out of the corners of their eyes, the helmeted giants and his assistant coaches see him coming. Chests tighten. The execution and speed of the defensive drills rev up a notch. The simple reason: no one is eager to receive one-on-one remedial instruction from Louis Leo Holtz on this or any upcoming autumn afternoon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fella Expects To Win: Notre Dame coach LOU HOLTZ | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

After a breakaway downfield from Joslin, Landau managed to drill a shot by Elias with less than 30 seconds remaining in the first half...

Author: By Martha C. Abbruzzese, | Title: Stickwomen Stomp Springfield | 10/5/1989 | See Source »

Brown attacker Neil Munro scooped up the ensuing face-off, raced downfield and found his linemate Mike Marinelli wide open in the slot to extend the margin...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Bruins Aggravate Laxmen's Troubles, 9-7 | 4/20/1989 | See Source »

After marching his team downfield with a combination of quick passes and handoffs to All-Ivy running back Calvin Hill, who later played for the Dallas Cowboys, Dowling scampered in from the Harvard two-yd. line to open the scoring. Yale's Bob Bayless converted the extra point to make...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: 'Twas 20 Years Ago When Harvard Beat Yale, 29-29 | 11/18/1988 | See Source »

Champi got the ball back on his own 14-yd. line with less than four minutes remaining and marched the Crimson downfield. He hit Freeman for a 15-yard touchdown pass to make...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: 'Twas 20 Years Ago When Harvard Beat Yale, 29-29 | 11/18/1988 | See Source »

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