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...player who was absent and won't be back is junior halfback Burrelle Duvauchelle. He was tenth in the nation last year in kick-off returns. Duvauchelle is taking the year off so he can pick bananas in Guatemala. He should be back for the 1975 season...

Author: By Kim G. Davis and Scott F. Smith, S | Title: Tsitsos Leads the White Team To a 27-6 Intersquad Victory | 9/20/1974 | See Source »

Until this year, Brittin had never run long distances. He was a star defensive safety and kick-off returner at W&L until he realized the game of football no longer held any allure for him. Switching to long distance running, he piled up a 4:01:38 in his first marathon, after only a month of training...

Author: By Jefferson M. Flanders, | Title: Four Will Face the Marathon | 4/15/1974 | See Source »

Columbia fumbled the kick-off and Harvard got the ball back on the Lion 12. Holt came back in and on third and seven tossed a short lob to junior halfback Steve Dart at the five. Dart took it in for the score. Tetirick's toe put Harvard on the half century mark...

Author: By Ronald W. Wade, | Title: Powerful Crimson Offense Bombs Columbia, 57-0 | 10/15/1973 | See Source »

...intents and purposes the contest was over almost before it began. The Cardinals took the opening kick-off deep into the Harvard end, chipped the ball in close and jumped out to a 1-0 lead when substitute goalie Ben Bryant could not come up with the ball in heavy traffic in front of the Harvard...

Author: By Charles B. Straus, | Title: Booters Suffer First Loss of Season; Wesleyan Tops Punchless Crimson, 3-0 | 10/4/1973 | See Source »

Princeton will also provide Foster with a chance to redeem himself. In his new role as fullback and kick returner. Foster has been playing atrociously. There is no excuse for a runner like Foster averaging less than 15 yards a kick-off return. Against Princeton. Restic plans to counter the Tigers' strong front four rush with some special fullback plays, and he intends to give Foster a chance to make them go. He said "chance" in a tone of voice that intimated "last chance...

Author: By Evanw. Thomas, | Title: On the Bench | 11/11/1972 | See Source »

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