Word: quarterback
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...always in the T formation world of football, the congestion of good players is heavy at quarterback. Three of the year's best are California's Joe Kapp, a vicious blocker and tackier who has completed 52 of 87 passes, run for a surprising (for a quarterback) 540 yds.; Iowa's pass-happy Randy Duncan (91 completions in 151 tries); and Notre Dame Newcomer George Izo, who was promoted to the first string only at midseason, has since completed 47 out of 77 passes for seven touchdowns. But 1958 may be best remembered as the year that...
...addition to its other miseries, Yale has some serious injury problems. The situation is most critical at quarterback, where second and third-stringers Art Lavalle and Dan Feldhaus are both definitely hors decombat...
...maybe some novocaine, too, will get Singleton onto the field at kickoff today, but just how long the ankle will stand up is somewhat in doubt. If it goes early the Elis will have to rely on a couple of jayvees named Kugler and Welch at the crucial quarterback spot...
...score rose to 22 to 0 before the Crimson quarterback could get his squad rolling during the third period. Attempting a spectacular bootleg pass play to Dick Aadalen, Kenny Deitch threw accurately but the ball slipped through Aadalen's cold hands. The latter quickly vindicated himself by intercepting a pass on the Yale 15 and easily running to the end zone...
Directing the team is Grady Watts, a quarterback from Manhasset, L.I., who is not only about as good as Charlie Ravenel was last year, but is one inch and five pounds smaller than the varsity back. The freshman squad stays mainly on the ground, but, when Watts throws, he has a horde of capable ends on the receiving side, headed by Bob Boyda and Bob Mautz...