Word: quaker
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...present eminence as Ford's top stylist. George Walker can look back on a long and circuitous road to success. He was born on May 22, 1896 in a South Side Chicago apartment hotel, the son of an Erie Railroad conductor named William Stuart Walker and a Quaker farm girl from Shattuck, Okla.. who was one-quarter Cherokee Indian. Constantly migrating, first to Jersey City, then to Barberton, Ohio, finally on to Cleveland, Walker got an erratic schooling. His marks were so low that one teacher was sure he would wind up nothing more than a "hockey-playing...
...minutes earlier, the Crimson barely missed scoring when Bill Crowley, replacing Stahura at right halfback, misjudged a Johanson pass on the Quaker ten yard line...
...strong defensive game. Up front, center Bob Foster and tackles Briggs and Bob Shaunessy were as effective as usual, but it was the line as a whole which impressed most of all. The forward unit moved quickly with Penn's offensive plays and held the unusually fast set of Quaker backs to a standstill, especially in the first half...
...Crimson emphasized passing in the drill possibly in deference to Navy's great success through the air in its game with Penn last week. The freshmen set Pennsylvania defenses, the junior varsity simulated Quaker offenses, and both the A and B squads worked against each team...
...from Philadelphia, where the University of Pennsylvania held its heavily favored Penn State opponents to a one-touchdown win, 19-14. Though State opened with a touchdown in the first five minutes of action, its subsequent play did not measure up to expectations. Quarterback Hal Musick accounted for both Quaker scores, one on a 47-yard...