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Word: passer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...didn't like playing quarterback in the single wing too much, he liked the T formation better," Methropoulus said, Donlan, who was a standout passer in school had impressed freshmen coaches with his throwing during practice

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Donlan Move Partly Due to Outside Force | 10/7/1953 | See Source »

...MacIntosh, all dependable veterans, are the starting halfbacks. Haegler is potential high scorer and will shift to center forward for part of the game. MacIntosh, Munro says, has improved one hundred percent over last year, and Dean, like MacIntosh, covers a great deal of territory and is a good passer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Booters Battle Williams To Open Season | 10/3/1953 | See Source »

...army veteran passer suffered a shoulder sprain in an intra-squad scrimmage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Injured Linemen Back With Team; Tackling Stressed | 9/29/1953 | See Source »

...even today's players, nursed along as specialists and weaned on two-platoon play, have turned against the system. Speaking for the majority, Columbia's record-breaking Passer Mitch Price explained: "You get a psychological lift from playing both ways. You're in the game more, and if you're pushed around on offense, you get a chance to even up on defense." Added Dartmouth Coach Tuss McLaughry, who coached Brown's famed "Iron Man" eleven of 1926: "The basic philosophy of the two-platoon system has been all wrong. Now we can go back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: End of an Era | 1/26/1953 | See Source »

Dennis is still an excellent shot, a flashy passer, and too fat for his teammates. Several times, fine scoring plays were wasted because his accurate passes caught teammates as unprepared as Rhode Island. Sophomore Dick Manning, who played a third of the game at center, showed he may help his better-shooting, less aggressive teammates considerably. Still awkward, though vastly improved, the six foot four Manning gathered 15 rebounds--four more than anyone else--and blocked two shots by taller...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: Egg in Your Beer | 12/1/1952 | See Source »

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