Word: kazmaier
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Princeton's Dick Kazmaier...
Princeton tailback Dick Kazmaier was voted the outstanding college football player of the year by the Maxwell Club of Philadelphia on Monday. Last year's Maxwell Cup winner was Reds Bagnell of Pennsylvania...
...entirely to the Bulldog's credit. The gears of the Princeton machine simply jammed for a time somewhere between first and second, and it wasn't until the end of the game that Caldwell got them into overdrive. Blocking was sloppy. Anti-Tiger penalties were numerous. Dick Kazmaier consistently overthrew his ends in the warmup and kept it up in the game...
There are only two ways to slow up the passing of an outstanding player like Kazmaier. One is to pour linemen in on him and not worry about the short receivers, on the theory that even Kazmaier cannot pitch too accurately when the back of his neck is in contact with the ground. The other way is to almost totally ignore Kaz and blanket his receivers, except on running plays. (This is where the optional running pass makes strong men weep...
When the Blue defensive eleven tired, several gaps showed. The ends were very turnable. The middle of the line fell apart before Kazmaier and fullback Russ McNeil. On passes, McPhee constantly outwitted Jerry Conway and Lou Polk of the weaker right side of Yale's defensive backfield...