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Word: halfbacks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Handsome, amiable Freddy Ehrens-berger is six feet tall, weighs 175 Ib. Though no scholastic leader, his book value at North High School is good; he expects to be graduated in June. He played halfback on the football team, was chosen for a local all-scholastic eleven. Questioned, he said he had not yet decided whether to accept the scholarship offered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Yale into Eleven | 3/9/1931 | See Source »

Such is life in Merrie England, but can you picture the star halfback rushing up to the bar and exclaiming. "A pint of stout, my man, and make it fast; I must go out and die for dear old Rutgers"? The Stanford Daily...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Is Virility Necessary? | 2/28/1931 | See Source »

...above coaches, with the exception of Nelson, have previously been announced as members of the staff, subject to the approval of the Committee, which has now been attained. Nelson was halfback on the 1919 football team; and has had coaching experience at Harvard with Freshman and second University teams...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOND IS APPOINTED FOOTBALL MENTOR FOR CLASS OF 1935 | 1/7/1931 | See Source »

...ball, which was not often. But Navy's Captain Blimp Bowstrom was punting perfectly and the big Navy line always held when it had to. For three periods both teams played hard, tense, defensive football. Then came a play on which Navy overshifted a little, and Army Halfback Ray Stecker cut over to the short side with pretty interference and was free. As he passed the line oi scrimmage he fooled the Navy right halfback and the safety man by swerving.sharply to his left as they came in from the wrong side; then he skipped 56 yards down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Dec. 22, 1930 | 12/22/1930 | See Source »

Casey was brought up to the University coaching staff two years ago after a highly successful three years as Freshman coach with the direct idea of grooming him for the head coaching position. His football days go back to 1910 when he played as a halfback and end on the Natick High School team. After that followed three years at Exeter and a successful gridiron career at Harvard, which was broken up by the war, but continued in 1919. After graduation Casey coached first at Mt. Union College in Alliance, Ohio and later came to Tufts, where he resigned after...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Casey Named Harvard Football Coach as Successor to Horween | 12/10/1930 | See Source »

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