Word: punter
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...returning lettermen from last year's squad, including punter Bob Russell; Don Bleasdale, back from the 1945 team after two years in the Army; and some promising newcomers indicate that the Lions will show considerable backfield depth...
Eddleman, starting halfback on the Orange and Blue's 1946 and 1947 football teams and the Big Nine's top punter, scored an amazing 969 points in one basketball season while leading Centralia High School to a state prep title...
...sends his scouts to small colleges. From Nevada, he picked up Negro fullback Marion Motley, who is already being spoken of as a more devastating line-plunger than Army's "Doc" Blanchard. He collected a great pass-catching end (Mac Speedie) from the University of Utah, a great punter ("Horse" Gillom) from Massillon (Ohio) High School, the best place-kicker in the land (Lou Groza), who never played varsity at any college. The only big-time college hero on his squad is his passer, trigger-armed Otto Graham, late of Northwestern...
WALLY FLYNN, who was played by Dick Harlow "on a hunch" against Dartmouth two weeks ago, has turned in top-flight performances the last two games to make his bid for starting position against the Eli team. By far the best punter on the Crimson squad, he showed great defensive ability against Brown last week, more than once breaking through to throw Bruin backs for long losses...
...Kenary, the best passer on the team, will do the quarterbacking with Don Trimble, a dangerous runner and good pass catcher, at the left half. Al Craft will start in the right halfback slot and Howie Muffle at fullback. Muffle is the team's punter and also a good passer and runner...