Word: punter
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Penn's first touchdown came late in the second quarter. Coach Norman Shepard sent in punter Jim Gahan to pull the Crimson out of its own territory by quick kicking in a third down. But Gahan fumbled and recovered his kick from left halfback, being thrown for a considerable loss. The pass from center for the fourth down punt was also lost, and this time Penn recovered on Harvard's 3-yard line. The Quaker's scored on the next play. Kohlman broke up Penn's attempted 2-point conversion...
...kicks by punter were buffeted by the wind and the Big Red took over on the Harvard 33. Wood quickly moved Cornell to its first touchdown, with a 18 yard pass to John Engie being the key play. Miline hurtled ever from the one, and Pete Gogolak converted...
Early in the third quarter of the game, after both teams had exchanged a series of downs, Vanderses, the Massachusetts punter, kicked the ball from his own 48-yard line to the Harvard 5, a remarkable distance of nearly 50 yards. This was the key play in the second half, for it put Harvard deep in its own territory, a disadvantage which Bassett and company never overcame...
Nonetheless, both position and punting are extremely important aspects of football. Coach Yeviesin lists these priorities in his football philosophy: 1. the defensive game, 2. the kicking game, 3. the offensive game. But in last Saturday's game, punter Vandersea was probably the UMass hero
QUARTERBACK: Terry Baker, 21, Oregon State; 6 ft. 3 in., 191 lbs. An engineering student and all-round athlete. Baker is ambidextrous, sinks push shots for Oregon State's basketball team in the winter, slings lefthanded passes in the fall. A dangerous runner and a superb punter, Baker is on every pro club's shopping list. "It's self-protection," explains a scout. "If he's playing against you, he can kill you." Detroit's Jerry Gross, 23 (5 ft. 10 in., 175 lbs.), is prized for his pinpoint passing; Northwestern's Tom Myers...