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Word: gasparella (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Since spring practice, McKeever has sifted and shifted his young huskies from spot to spot. Freshman Johnny Ray bounced from end to center to guard before winding up as first-string center. Towering Joe Gasparella, a 6-ft.-4 freshman who started as a center, has become a quarterback. This week, after six months of juggling, McKeever was still at it, still maneuvering and polishing, as he prepared his powerhouse for Dartmouth's not-so-strong Ivy Leaguers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Two Down, Eight to Go | 10/16/1944 | See Source »

...comforting side, 34-year-old Coach McKeever knows that he has a wicked weapon in his forward passing offense. Quarterbacks Joe Gasparella and Frank Dancewicz are equally deadly with their pitching arms up to 30 yards, already have completed 20 passes for 421 yards. Effective on the receiving end, besides fast-breaking Bob Kelly, are Halfback Achille ("Chick") Maggioli and two 6-ft.-4 freshmen ends, Bill O'Connor and Tom Guthrie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Two Down, Eight to Go | 10/16/1944 | See Source »

...South Bend, the well-organized luck of the Irish still held. Notre Dame was up with a new 200-lb., 6-ft. 3 sparkplug, 17-year-old Joe Gasparella, touted to be as good a passer as Angelo Bertelli...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Teens and TNT | 9/25/1944 | See Source »

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