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Harvard held the line for two downs, until B.C. gained the needed inches for a first down. A two yard pass and a successful extra-point kick brought the Eagles a seven point lead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fumbles Give B.C. 13-0 Win Over J.V. | 10/13/1964 | See Source »

...attempt, he once booted a 240-lb. guard right off the bench. Another time, he curtly ordered a rookie:"Taylor, we've run out of time outs. Go in and get hurt." Even tougher with a buck, Halas has been known to wrestle fans for the football after extra-point plays, and a player on a visiting team once complained that Halas provided only two bars of soap for 36 players. To a Bear player who pleaded for an advance "to buy my kid milk " Halas gallantly replied: "What's his address? I'll send...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pro Football: Just Like Papa Played | 12/6/1963 | See Source »

...Crimson went ahead to ahead stay in the early seconds of the final period when quarterback Hobie Armstrong intercepted a Brown pass around midfield. After a first down, the Yardling ace charged off tackle at the 20-yard line for a touchdown. Gary Barth's extra-point kick put the freshmen ahead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardlings Crush Brown, 20-6, After Three Scoreless Quarters | 11/3/1959 | See Source »

Ravenel, cutting across the field diagonally, was the last man with any sort of chance to catch the fleeting Taylor. He ran doggedly, with a look of desperation on his face, and he was too late. The team dazedly lined up for the extra-point attempt. From the battered and bewildered aspect of the players you could tell that the try would succeed. The Crimson tried to mount an offense in the game's closing seconds, but the squad's determination was gone. As the gun sounded, Ravenel was tackled hard on an unsuccessful reverse...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Anatomy of a Defeat | 10/17/1959 | See Source »

...Texas struck a blow for the underdog by unhorsing mighty Oklahoma 15-14 on Bob Lackey's extra-point kick after Substitute Quarterback Vince Matthews mounted a fourth-quarter touchdown drive to tie the Sooners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Shakedown | 10/20/1958 | See Source »

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