Word: linkmen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...line, Charlie Thomas and Felix Adedeji were out for most the second half. Both of Harvard's starting linkmen, Emanuel Ekama and Norie Harrower, were also hurt by halftime, and fullback Chris Wilmot strained a muscle in his back and didn't play most of the last period, Russ Bell and Phil Kydes were also playing with minor injuries...
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Adedeji considers the linkmen the backbone of Harvard's scoring machine. They are responsible for getting the ball up to the line, and if they trail the play properly, they give the foward an additional passing option--if Adedeji should be bottled up on in the left corner, he can pass back to linkman Norie Harrower who will switch the ball over to the other side...
...With linkmen Nourie Harrower and Emanuel Ekama back in good health, Harvard controlled the center of the field. "In the game against Cornell last Saturday we were forced into kicking the ball long, but today we played the ball short and moved up field with short passes," Wilmot said after the game...
...Woods filled in for Axten and once again proved himself an invaluable fifth man in the four-man "diamond" defense. Sideropoulos and sophomore Dick LaCivita were solid as linkmen, and Russ Bell showed his versatility by playing well as a linkman and then as a forward...