Word: fullback
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Senior fullback Dave Wright continued his bid for All-America honors with another standout performance. He didn't see the ball all that much Saturday, but whenever the B.U. forwards crossed the midfield stripe, he made them look worse than they already were...
...defense, as Coach Bruce Munro said after the game, "still needs some work." Bespectacled senior fullback Dave Wright turned in another strong showing, but his running-mates at fullback, Bob Gray and Hilary Worthen, looked weak in spots. But Gray is only a sophomore and Worthen is still not fully recovered from a recent injury, so by the time the Ivy schedule begins a week from Saturday, both should be in better shape...
...first Harvard goal was a gift. Diminutive inside Bruce Detora, looking for a shot out in front, was fouled by an over-eager Wesleyan fullback, and the Crimson was awarded a penalty kick. Lutz Hoeppner, who normally takes the bonus shots, wasn't playing at the time, so center half Richie Hardy drew the call. Hardy, whose nonchalance is at times overwhelming, almost half-heartedly kicked the ball goalward, but it sailed past the goalie for the first Crimson tally in a week...
...held to four goals, which, if it hadn't been for two momentary lapses by sophomore goalie Dick Locksley, would have been only two tallies. And much of the credit for the fine Crimson showing belongs to Azikiwe, who was all over the field all afternoon, and senior fullback Dave Wright, who matched Amherst's all-America inside, Jaffer Kassamali, step for step throughout the game...
Foremost, naturally, was Vic Gatto. Everyone agreed he was great and that was that. "Gary Strandemo's going to do something for us," the coach remarked. "He's different from Choquette (Tom, his predecessor at fullback); he doesn't knock'em down, but he runs to daylight well and has good hands...