Word: kickoffs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tackle football, Leverett extended its unbeaten string to six in edging Kirkland, 12-6, on Friday. The Deacons took the opening kickoff and ran their first play without a huddle. The strategem confused Leverett completely, and Kirkland went all the way for a touchdown...
Notre Dame, aiming for its fifth national championship in ten years, almost misfired against fired-up Pennsylvania last week. Striking quickly, Penn scored in the first five minutes. Then Notre Dame's All-America Halfback Johnny Lattner (TIME, Nov. 9) went to work. He took the next kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown, minutes later dashed 32 yards with a punt return to set up Notre Dame's second touchdown, in the third quarter scooted for 56 yards to set up his team's fourth score. In the final quarter, with Penn driving 71 yards downfield...
Right after the kickoff in the third quarter the Bruins moved 56 quick yards for a touchdown, with Gerry Haverty and Tommy Thompson alternating rushes. Quarterback Pete Kohut bucked over from the one for the score and Haverty kicked the point...
...usual, Coach Leahy's fears were unfounded. Taking the opening kickoff on the 20-yd. line, Notre Dame smashed for a touchdown in just ten running plays. Georgia Tech's defenses stiffened for a while after that, and early in the third quarter Tech went 69 yards in twelve plays to tie the score at 7-7. That seemed to recall to Notre Dame the business of the day; within five minutes it had two more touchdowns. And in the fourth quarter, the clincher was supplied by All-America Halfback Johnny Lattner-the day's leading ground...
Captain Dick Clasby said yesterday afternoon that he considers his nullified 103-yard kickoff return against Dartmouth as "the biggest thrill of my life." Commenting on the controversial clipping penalty which wiped out the score, the Crimson tailback added that the referees "can take away the yardage, but they can't take away the thrill...