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Word: houston (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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These four injuries, though, look big. Captain Howie Houston and tackle-guard Chief Bender are out of the line; Jim Kenary and Hal Moffie were on crutches and probably won't be in the backfield for a fortnight. None of the four will play against Columbia...

Author: By Charles W. Bailey, | Title: Injuries Bench Four Grid Starters | 9/27/1949 | See Source »

...team ran through signal drills yesterday at a fast clip, started work on the Lions' formations, and got in some shots at the dummies. Valpey was shifting men to cover in the holes made by the injuries--shifting that began during the game Saturday, when Houston, Kenary, Bender, and Moffie got their bumps...

Author: By Charles W. Bailey, | Title: Injuries Bench Four Grid Starters | 9/27/1949 | See Source »

Marchie Schwartz, head football coach at Stanford, revealed last night that he would write Harvard captain Howie Houston a letter of praise for his "outstanding" performance in Saturday's game at Palo Alto...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Schwartz's Letter Praises Houston | 9/27/1949 | See Source »

Prefacing a speech at a San Francisco sports writers supper last night Schwartz stated that he "wasn't in the habit of writing notes to opposing players," saying that Houston had certainly proved himself of All-American caliber. Schwartz pointed out that even in the last quarter, when the game was hopelessly lost, Houston continued to make "90 percent of the key tackles and blocks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Schwartz's Letter Praises Houston | 9/27/1949 | See Source »

...Houston is by far one of the best players I've ever seen," he added...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Schwartz's Letter Praises Houston | 9/27/1949 | See Source »

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