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Even the offensive line is overloaded, with only Honick departing and several backup linemen thirsting for a regular position...
...think about Homer Jones, 220 lbs. of black thunderbolt streaking at a rate of 9.3 sec. per 100 yds. down a football field. Or about Dick Butkus, that splendid savage of a middle linebacker, actually biting an opponent's nose during a pileup. Or about four massive linemen in purple shirts named Eller, Page, Larsen and Marshall, holding off the mighty Los Angeles Rams three times from the two-yard line. Or about Running Back Gale Sayers, a Homeric combination of speed and skill and strength and courage, with only a wrecked knee (to mix a metaphor...
Dartmouth has yet to lose a game either, and comparisons between the two teams are rampant. The Indians and the Bulldogs lead the league in total defense, both have strong, mobile linemen, and both have outstanding backfield talent...
...Cornell offensive line is not unusually big, but they employ the "scramble" block first used by Arkansas in 1964. The linemen take four point stances and charge low, temporarily immobilizing the defensive linemen...
Marinaro's line uses a blocking method suited to his running style. They "crab" block, hitting low and immobilizing the defensive linemen, allowing Marinaro to pick his way through the cracks...