Word: gainer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...equalize the difference plus a couple of early scoring breaks. As to the chances of the Crimson in a rainstorm; well, it rained last year, too.Captain of what may be one of Holy Cross's outstanding football teams, right halfback MEL MASSUCCO was the squad's leading ground-gainer last season...
Pollard, a devastating fullback, would get up from the ground shaking his head. On one play, a Navy end was planted in the Army backfield just as Pollard took a handoff and was prepared to start around end. And it was Pollard, withal Army's meet Successful ground gainer, who was indirectly responsible for Navy's first touchdown. Instead of falling on an errant pitchout by Blaik, he kept trying to pick the ball up until finally Middle Captain Tom Bakke broke through and recovered the ball. It was a key play, and Pollard handled it poorly, but then army...
...whose knee-action power makes fans think of the great Bronko Nagurski, also had a major place in Coach Brown's original plans. Brown first spotted the big Negro as a high-school player in Canton, Ohio, later coached him at Great Lakes. Motley became the leading ground-gainer of the old conference in his third year, and this week (with 746 yards) was leading the N.F.L...
Iowa's Drake University football team (six wins, two losses, one tie this year) seldom makes headlines outside its own Missouri Valley Conference. But last year, in Sophomore Halfback Johnny Bright, Drake had the leading ground-gainer in U.S. football: 1,950 yards in rushes and completed passes. Last week Drake fans by the hundreds drove up to Ames to see what broad-hipped Johnny Bright would do against Iowa State and saw one of the great individual performances of the year...
Leverett has a record of two wins, three losses, and one tie. Sam Paschal, leading Bunny ground gainer and a constant scoring threat, is also probably the best punter in House football...