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Toward the middle of the second period, Phil Kydes stole the ball at midfield and fed Pete Bogovich, who quickly passed to Thomas. Thomas pulled the defense to him and then hit Sol Gomez on the right wing. Gomez beat two fullbacks with his fancy footwork and put a five-yard shot past goalie Alex Spector...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Varsity Soccer Team Defeats Quakers, 3-0 | 11/2/1970 | See Source »

...great competitors of the '60s. He does it all the hard way." Though he lacks the blinding speed of Gale Sayers or O. J. Simpson, Owens is a driving, slashing runner who, as one scout puts it, "can carry the ball 55 times a game and five-yard you to death." If durable is the word for Owens, slippery is the term for Pittman, who racked up 31 TDs for the Nittany Lions. "An elusive will-o'-the-wisp," reads one scouting report. "You go to tackle him and there just isn't anybody there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Time's All-America: The Pick of the Pros | 1/5/1970 | See Source »

...rebound came directly out to AlTrost. St. Louis leading scorer this season, and the halfback star won the match with a five-yard drive that gave Meyers no time to react...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: St. Louis Wins, 2-1, on Last Minute Goal | 12/5/1969 | See Source »

...Winthrop House dominated play in the first half and led 12-0 at half-time. Flanker Jimmy Peterson scored the first touchdown on an overload power play. Winthrop capitalized on an Eliot House fumble in the second quarter, scoring on a five-yard plunge by halfback Billy Hobbs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kirkland Clinches Football Crown; Winthrop Stops Eliot House, 12-6 | 11/19/1969 | See Source »

...Eagles regained the lead four minutes later when Hudson followed a trap up the middle for a five-yard touchdown. The extra point put B. C. ahead to stay, 13-16. A one-yard blast by Bycowsky and a six-yard pass from Pandolfo to Macinsky padded the Eagles lead in the fourth period...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Gridders Overwhelmed By Powerful B. C. Runners, 29-13 | 10/18/1969 | See Source »

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