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Boston coach Mike Holovak will try Leo, a 170 pound halfback for the Crimson, at flanker. The Everett speedster won all-Ivy and all-East honors last fall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Leo, Davis Sign With the Patriots | 5/26/1967 | See Source »

...asked them what position they would use me in and they said 'flanker,' even though I'd never played it before and of course they already had Bob Hayes there. When I asked what round they'd draft me in they answered, 'in the top five...

Author: By Robert P. Marshall jr., | Title: The Sports Dope | 3/24/1967 | See Source »

...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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Patriots Select Leo and Davis In Professional Football Draft | 3/16/1967 | See Source »

Coach John Yovicsin predicted success for both of his former stars. He said that Leo is the exact type of flanker which the pros are looking for now: a converted halfback who can run well with the ball after catching it. He characterized Davis as "the fastest defensive end the Patriots could...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Patriots Select Leo and Davis In Professional Football Draft | 3/16/1967 | See Source »

...lined up in weird formations, blitzed wildly on defense, caught Green Bay's own defenders napping with "play action" passes that looked at first glance like handoffs into the line. Green Bay scored two touchdowns, but one of them was a fluke-a twice-deflected pass that Packer Flanker Max McGee somehow managed to catch one-handed, behind his back. The Chiefs outgained the Packers by 181 yds. to 164 yds., out-first-downed them by 11-9. Twice they tackled Green Bay Quarterback Bart Starr for losses when he faded back to pass. They scored a touchdown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pro Football: And Still Champions | 1/27/1967 | See Source »

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