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...draft. Good defensive backs were hard to find. But last week, as they studied their notes and prepared for the draft, scouts from the 25 pro teams agreed that in many ways 1967 was a very good year indeed. Rarely had there been so many big, tough, fast linemen to choose from, or such a wealth of sticky-fingered pass receivers. For those positions, there was more competition than ever in the balloting for TIME'S annual pro-picked All-America...
Jardine also mentioned ends Kontos (31 catches for 478 yards on the year) and John Olsen (13 for 165). Defensively, he singled out backs Joe Petrucelli, Tom Winner, Dave Jollin, and John Rallis; linebacker Tom Whidden; and linemen Sandy Stoddard and John Stone...
...Tigers, who visit Soldiers Field this Saturday, held back some of their stars and still had no trouble wiping out Brown at Princeton. Tiger coach Dick Colman avoided using his starting tailback Rob Weber, and several starting linemen also spent the game on the bench, apparently resting up for the Harvard-Princeton match...
...ball, fourth and two on the Tennessee 27, and Coach Tommy Prothro calls Beban to the sideline. "I want you," he says, "to run one more great play." Gary nods. Next play, he tucks the ball under his arm, wriggles to his right, cuts back, outruns five Tennessee linemen, breaks two tackles in the secondary, and scampers into the end zone to give U.C.L.A. a 20-16 victory...
Crimson guards (and sometimes tackles) often pull out from the opposite side to lead a wide run. They will trap opposing linemen, and block two-on-one. These maneuvers require quick guards and more powerful players in the other line spots who can hold their...