Word: fullbacking
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Penn's first Ivy win was over Cornell, 4-2. The Big Red, which seems to bring out the best in its opposition, only scored on a penalty shot and a kick in the wrong direction by a Penn fullback...
...Cleveland Browns beat Dallas 24-17 the week we came out with Fullback Jimmy Brown on the cover (Nov. 26, 1965). More than that, the Browns won the following two Sundays and captured the Eastern Conference title. Brown himself was named National Football League Player of the Year. When TIME put Coach Vince Lombardi on the cover (Dec. 21, 1962), his Green Bay Packers beat the Los Angeles Rams 20-17. Green Bay also won the N.F.L. championship that year. How unlucky...
Across the U.S. last week, it seemed to be raining footballs. No. 4-ranked Alabama scored three touchdowns on passes in a 42-6 pasting of Vanderbilt; the passing bug was so contagious that even a fullback tossed for a TD. Between them, Purdue and No. 2-ranked Michigan State put the ball in the air 51 times, and M.S.U. wound up with the ball game 41-20. Missouri, which was expected to run all over lowly Iowa State, needed a leaping touchdown catch in the final minutes to salvage a 10-10 tie. And Harvard, which had stuck...
...ball, Parseghian can call on Fullback Larry Conjar and Halfback Nick Eddy-both of whom are being touted for All-America this year. To open holes for the ground game, or hold off enemy blitzes on pass plays, he has an offensive forward wall that averages 225 Ibs. per man and takes it as a personal insult whenever anybody so much as lays a grimy paw on Terry Hanratty's blue jersey. "After the Army game," recalls Terry, "I was talking to Paul Seiler, the tackle, and I said, 'Gee, Paul, I've been hit three times...
...first half was all defense. Led by goalie Jim Sawhill, fullback Mike Tobias, and halfbacks Bruce Goodman, Mike Shwayder, and Steve Goheen, the Crimson kept the ball out of its territory for most of the half...