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Padded Hands. In the final game against the Knicks Chamberlain's performance was among the most memorable in play-off history. A doubtful starter because of a wrist fractured in the previous game, he appeared on court wearing football linemen's pads on both hands. Despite that handicap, Wilt never looked better. With uncanny timing he blocked shots (ten) and grabbed rebounds (29); he muscled in to the hoop to sink points (24), and his picks and passes set up score after score by teammates...
...Staubachs has intensified. What the pros are looking for in their "dream quarterback" is aptly described by Minnesota Viking General Manager Jim Finks: "The future star quarterback will have the qualities of a single-wing tailback. He will have the size to see over and around big onrushing linemen, good strength to absorb the punishment, and speed to run past the defensive linemen and linebackers...
During a game, every time the quarterback calls signals, the TV cameramen have to second-guess him. Lest they be faked out, they learn like any linebacker that when the offensive linemen charge, it is usually a run; when they pull back, it is a pass. Verna's goal is to place the viewer on the 50-yd. line and then, through the cameras, let his eyes roam as they might if he were actually in the stadium. When a field-goal attempt is imminent, for example, the scene cuts to the kicker warming up on the sidelines. When...
QUARTERBACK. John Reaves, Florida, 6 ft. 3 in., 210 Ibs. A classic dropback passer with a quick release. Reaves has the height to see over charging linemen, the muscle to shake off tacklers and the poise to spring the big play under pressure. If only because so many pro clubs have weaknesses at quarter back, two other passers will also be drafted high: Pat Sullivan, Auburn, 6 ft.. 188 Ibs., and Gary wichard, C.W. Post, 6 ft. 2 in.. 217 Ibs. Many ∧B∧worry that Heisman Winner Sullivan is a mite too small...
Tackles and Tidbits. Occasionally she will use housewifely metaphors to explain gridiron concepts. Her definition of a trap play, for instance, begins: "Short for mousetrap. The defensive tackle (mouse) is lured across the line of scrimmage by the cheese (the quarterback) and the offensive linemen...