Word: lineman
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...season sounds incredible [March 29]. Cop turned priest? How about featuring a bulldozer operator turned brain surgeon, a Sumo wrestler who moonlights as a ballet dancer or a defensive lineman who embroiders baby clothes to pay for a hamburger franchise...
...wildest trading sprees in pro football history, nine teams exchanged a total of 17 players and 23 draft choices in the first day. Some big names were involved. Among them was Quarterback Norm Snead, who went to the Minnesota Vikings from the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a lineman and three choices. Also seeking help in the passing department, the Denver Broncos traded Defensive End Alden Roche and one choice to the Green Bay Packers for Quarterback Don Horn and one pick, while the Eagles swapped three choices to the Detroit Lions for Quarterback Greg Barton. But the biggest deal...
CENTER. Dave Thompson, Clemson, 6 ft. 4 in., 263 lbs. Big college centers are so hard to find that the pros often pick another interior lineman to fill the post. This year is no exception. Thompson, who played center in his junior year, moved over to offensive guard this season while filling in at center on punts and place kicks. As one observer put it: "He's so big he can stand straight up after centering the ball and become a screen for the quarterback...
Chosen the most improved lineman of the year, senior offensive tackle Eric Honick has been awarded the first annual Tubby Clark Award. The award was donated by a close friend of the former Harvard guard in an attempt to recognize the unsung hero of each year's squad...
Clark was a 5' 8", 250 pound lineman on the Crimson's 1919 team, who missed the Rose Bowl because of an injury...