Word: lineman
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...style-an obviously nimble mind and a more relaxed, spontaneous delivery than Ford's-he was generally judged, even by some Administration insiders, to be a narrow winner over Ford, who usually appeared self-confident but occasionally sounded tense and irritable. At times Ford looked like an angry lineman glaring at a linebacker whom he was about to obliterate, though he never quite succeeded...
Dapper's mentality is like that of any good Roxbury Memorial High football lineman: he sees himself pitted against the world, fighting hard. "When I get someone by the fuckin' throat, I never let go." But to whites with a Boston accent and preferably a blue-collar background, he can be crudely pleasant, almost charismatic. Extremely friendly and accessible. O'Neil is as close to a Ralph Cramden as he is to an Archie Bunker...
...Play came with 1:54 left in the game, when Yale lineman Bill Crowley intercepted a Kevin Case pass, killing a Dartmouth drive that neared the goal line. The Yale defense was at its overall best, however, in the first half, when it held the Green to a meager 14 yards...
...drive stalled prematurely at the Terrier 12, and the field goal talents of Mike Lynch were called upon. One small step over the line of scrimmage for a B.U. lineman turned out to be a giant step for Harvard's offense, however, as the five-yard penalty gave the Crimson a first down. About one minute later, Kubacki bucked over right tackle...
CENTER. Pete Brock, Colorado, 6 ft. 6 in., 258 lbs. Brock is considered the best offensive lineman in the draft. He scatters opposing linemen with his blocks and hits his punter on the numbers with every long snap. "If an expansion team wants a thinking big man to start building an offense around," claims one scout, "Brock is the pick...