Word: kazmaier
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Kazmaier's kicking is also a source of satisfaction to Caldwell: "We have boys who can kick the ball farther-though Kaz can boot it 60 yards-but none so dependable. We want high, accurate kicks so our tacklers can get underneath the ball." And here again Kazmaier gets them off fast, and has to: for "protection" time he is allowed only 1.5 seconds...
...Caldwell's run-pass option play (see diagram), Kazmaier's triple talents come into full use. This is the key play, on which the success of the Princeton attack depends. Kazmaier starts to run laterally as the ball is snapped. He takes the pass from center while three possible receivers start downfield-each to different depths. A fourth receiver, the end on the weak side, keeps the safety man decoyed. The deep man is, of course, the primary target. But if all four receivers are blanketed, Kazmaier can just tuck the ball under his arm and take...
...their marks individually-and for each one a spot on next week's lineup is at stake. The grades range from 1 "for superb effort like a triple block," to 7 "for a bonehead play or a costly fumble." A grade of 4 is average. Against Cornell, Kazmaier had a "perfect" game; he never slipped below 4, and got three of the five ones the coaching staff gave...
Orange & Black & Blue. This kind of blocking, plus astute "line quarterbacking," rips open holes big enough for any back, and Kazmaier is the first to acknowledge his debt to the hard-charging Princeton line. He is also blessed with half a dozen agile, sure-fingered pass receivers like Quarterback George Stevens, Ends Len Lyons and McPhee, one of the few who plays on both the offensive and defensive platoons and himself a likely All-America candidate. And one of the big reasons for Princeton's success this year is the defensive platoon, "quarterbacked" by Captain Dave Hickock. "They...
...Kazmaier's attitude towards his teammates who play defense is deferential and slightly superstitious. When the defense is making a stand deep in Princeton territory, Kazmaier watches from the bench with his helmet off, so as not to put the "whammy" on them. Kazmaier himself has made no more than two or three tackles since his sophomore year. He is too valuable a property to risk on that jarring job. But he gets his share of lumps and bumps by enduring a series of smashing tackles and pile-ons whenever he runs, by getting knocked flat when he passes...