Search Details

Word: pigskins (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...soft-spoken gents who make their living beating the drums for college football teams around the countryside, listen to them talk and go off by yourself and read one of their effusive press releases. You wouldn't think the man was talking about the same bunch of pigskin pushers...

Author: By R. SCOT Leavitt, | Title: Sports of the Crimson | 9/19/1946 | See Source »

...course of his four days around the University, the Crimson football mentor held an informal pigskin clinic with five guest coaches, and concluded his whirlwind visit by watching an informal workout at Soldier's Field yesterday afternoon at which 40 gridiron aspirants were present...

Author: By Irvin M. Horowitz, | Title: Harlow Spends Weekend Visit Here Enjoying Complete Diet of Football | 8/6/1946 | See Source »

...yard pass from Olsen to Eston gave the Puritans their second touchdown, and, after an exchange of kicks, Speare carried the pigskin all the way for the third...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Puritans Blank Dudley; Ready for Lowell Tilt | 11/6/1945 | See Source »

...rule permitting forward passes from anywhere behind the scrimmage line (instead of five yards back), coaches were more offense-minded than ever. A handful of holdouts, like Cornell and Penn State, scurried to the yardage-producing T formation. Oregon, Vanderbilt, Princeton and Baylor decided to rejoin the pigskin parade after sitting out a season or two. Intent on missing none of the fun, the public had already made most of the big games near-sellouts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Kick-Off | 10/1/1945 | See Source »

...optimist of the week is Ned Bailey who now has a pigskin folder engraved in gold with words "Honorable Discharge from the U. S. Navy." Of course, the little slip of paper to fill the folder is still missing; and Ned hastens to explain that he's not really eager to leave "The Bog" or Boston for home but semper paratus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Lucky Bag | 5/4/1945 | See Source »

Previous | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | Next