Word: nagurski
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...threw 17, completed 12. Fullback Jack Manders of the Bears kicked three out of four field goals, one from the 42-yd. line. The lead changed six times, stood 21-to-16 in favor of the Giants in the last minutes of play when the Bears' Fullback Bronko Nagurski duplicated his earlier pass that brought about his team's first touchdown. Almost tackled as he butted into the line, he leaped, passed the ball to Left End Hewitt who passed it to Right End Karr who ran across the goal line to win the national title...
...professionals are discovered by scouts. Others, like the Giants' Fullback Mulleneaux, who arrived from Arizona as a hobo, ask for employment. Professional players who have been famed in college get salaries much higher than the average of $125 per game, during their first season. Minnesota's Bronko Nagurski, now fullback for the Chicago Bears, gets about $300. Cagle gets $500. Red Grange, who made a poor start in professional football six years ago, now gets more than any of his confreres, $550. As a professional, he is more useful as a blocking back than as a runner...
Frosty Peters of Illinois, Brazil of Detroit, Glasgow of Iowa, Nagurski of Minnesota-they were the East backfield. Clark of Colorado State, Benny Lom of California, Pomeroy of Utah, Gillmore of Oregon State were the West. Peters out-punted Lom, as many said he would, and even the big Texans and Californians in the Western line could not stop Nagurski's bucks. East 19, West...