Word: linemen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Unlike football, golf has no heritage of slipperiness. Offensive linemen are encouraged to think of undetected holding as an art form. Similarly, a baseball outfielder is expected to hold trapped balls aloft just as if they were caught. In baseball, overt cheating -- scuffing balls, corking bats -- brings only winks, while the real appreciation is reserved for breaches in the spirit of sportsmanship and fair play. Billy Martin waited for George Brett to hit a homer before objecting to the pine tar on his bat. The old Brooklyn pitcher Clyde King used to twist his cap slightly askew in hopes that...
...best is Tarkenton's collaboration with Edgar Winner Herb Resnicow, Murder at the Super Bowl (Morrow; 249 pages; $15.95). Aptly, in what has been an injury-plagued N.F.L. season, the plot turns on the vulnerability -- and, Tarkenton argues, innate pacifism -- of quarterbacks vs. the inherent violence of defensive linemen...
...current NFL tight end, John Spagnola--who weighs more than most linemen--holds The Game record for throwing Yale's longest scoring pass...
...main features of the 44 defense are four linemen and four linebackers...
Currier quarterback Danny Sullivan had a difficult afternoon because he was constantly pressured by the tenacious Leverett defense, especially the large defensive line. On Currier's first series, Leverett linemen Mike Bunar and Chris Dole sacked Sullivan for losses of eight and 15 yards, respectively. Leverett recorded 6 sacks...