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Word: levying (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Yale's footballers, having wound up a discouraging season (won 4, lost 5), gathered last week for one last huddle. It didn't take them long. In ten minutes, the boys elected popular Levi Jackson, their Negro halfback, captain of the 1949 team...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Election Returns | 12/6/1948 | See Source »

...backfield includes Gene Rossides and Lou Kusserow, Columbia's Goal Dust Twins, Levi Jackson, Yale captain-elect, and George Sella of Princeton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Houston Puts Crimson into All-Ivy Team | 11/29/1948 | See Source »

Yale's ball-carriers, principally Levi Jackson, Bull Nadherny, and Tex Furse (remember?), are good, too. Jackson goes through a line faster than you can split an infinitive, and he's dynamite in an open field. He's clicked off 794 yards so far this season, ranking number 17 nationally on total offense. His 41-yard punt average also makes him the country's number 10 booter...

Author: By Stephen N. Cady, | Title: First Valpey Squad Favored to Whip Yale in 65th Annual Struggle Today | 11/20/1948 | See Source »

...indestructible Tex Furse will run the team from his quarterback slot, while Levi Jackson will undoubtedly lead off as one of the halfbacks. Bob Raines, regular right half, is still not in top condition and Ferd Nadherney, recently recovered from painful injuries, may take over at that position. Hard-driving Dan Wagster will probably start at fullback...

Author: By Yale News and Lee GRIGGS Sports writer, S | Title: Injuries In Backfield Weaken Yale Squad; First-String Line Can Start | 11/20/1948 | See Source »

...percent defense. Hal Moffle. Bob DiBlasio, and Chuck Roche also did some punting. Roche may get plenty of competition tomorrow afternoon from second-string Grusader fullback Johnny Reader, a 23-year-old junior. Butch Kissell's replacement is the number two punter in the East, behind Yale's "Snowwhite," Levi Jackson. He has averaged 40 yards a boot this fall...

Author: By Steve Cady, | Title: Varsity Finishes Work For Holy Cross Game | 10/29/1948 | See Source »

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