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...think we're going to take the Heisman away from him this game." Berger added...
Cornell has Heisman Trophy holder Ed Marinaro, but once again, possibly very little else. The Big Red can't do too badly just handing off to Marinaro, however. Marinaro is 700 yards, or about three games at his present rate, away from breaking the NCAA rushing record. Last Saturday, against Colgate, Marinaro ran for four touchdowns and 276 yards in 43 carries. Cornell has a history of undistinguished quarterbacks (with the exception of Gary Wood, of New York Giants infamy), but a 12 for 24 passing game against Colgate indicates that the Red has two quarterbacks willing to throw...
This year's battle for the bodies began routinely enough. By finishing last in the N.F.L., the Boston Patriots won the right to choose first. As expected, they picked Heisman Trophy Winner Jim Plunkett, the strapping Stanford quarterback who was everybody's all-everything. Not to be denied in the Year of the Quarterback, the New Orleans Saints then snapped up Archie Manning from Ole Miss, while the Houston Oilers opted for Dan Pastorini of Santa Clara College, a bullet thrower who also excels at punting and place-kicking. Then came the surprises. After a brilliant season, Notre...
QUARTERBACK. Jim Plunkett, Stanford, 6 ft. 3 in., 210 lbs. In the so-called Year of the Quarterback, Plunkett stands taller than any competitor. Winner of the Heisman Trophy by a lopsided vote, he not only led the Indians to their first Rose Bowl bid in 18 years but rolled up 7,887 yds. in total offense, a new career record for major-college quarterbacks. Big and brawny enough to shake off tacklers, Plunkett is a classic pro-style drop-back passer with a strong, accurate arm at all ranges. Rival coaches praise his tactical knowledge, his knack for reading...
...property. "If anyone ever got by me and hurt Jim," says Offensive Tackle Bill Meyers, "I think I'd turn in my uniform." After cinching the Rose Bowl bid, Stanford lost its final two games -a letdown that the players regretted because "it might hurt Jim in the Heisman voting." It did not. Historically, Heisman winners have not fared well in the pros. But that is one trend Plunkett aims to correct: "I would like to start playing immediately," he says. "I don't want to come up to the pros and sit on the bench...