Word: kicking
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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While one of the most stirring rallies in Big Ten football history unfolded on the field, a big, shaggy man walked stolidly back and forth in front of the Michigan bench. Under similar pressures, other big-time coaches kick water buckets, curse officials, bully their assistants, and alternately cheer and chew out their players. Michigan's Benjamin Oosterbaan, 49, seems as imperturbable as a 50-yard stripe. But his men know that, inside, he suffers. Says one: "He looks like a character out of a Russian novel...
...this play, Joslin took the snap and started running to the right. He had to stop to avoid a tackle and then threw a wobbly pass to Lewis in the end zone. Lewis juggled it, but gained possession an instant before stepping out of the zone. Crosby's kick was good...
After the Tigers could do nothing with the ball on the first series of downs after the kick-off, the Crimson had a touchdown dropped. On first down on the Princeton 42, Stahura fired a beautiful pass to John Simourian on the 10. The wingback, who could have walked across, let it bounce out of his hands for a costly incompletion...
Martin, one of the better place-kickers in the league, stepped back to kick, with Pinch holding. Obviously disconcerted by the charging Crimson line, he kicked wide to the left...
...long runs off left tackle by left halfback Al Lubtekin accounted for both Winthrop touchdowns. The lone Kirkland score came on a 70 yard kick-off return...