Word: flankerback
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Dates: during 1967-1967
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...reported Tuesday for a light two-hour drill, and yesterday participated in his first all-out professional practice session. The 5 ft. 11 in. 180-pounder is trying to make the Pats as a flankerback, and he started right at the top--with Babe Parilli throwing to him and the Pats first-string cornerbacks covering him downfield...
...things working against him as he struggles to make the Pats this season. His Harvard career was a glorious one, but the Ivy League has not been known for manufacturing professional material. He is small, even for a flankerback, and he is new at the position after a college career at running back. And he just got out of the Army last Friday, which means he missed preseason practice and games...
...hopes to see action at flankerback next season for the Pats. His size (178 pounds) would be a disadvantage if he played the running back post he filled at Harvard for three years, but speed and shiftiness will make up for lack of weight at flanker...