Word: quarterback
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...never read any of the books," says Yale Quarterback Brian Dowling, 20. "But from what I understand, Frank Merriwell was quite...
...captured the public fancy as has Dowling, a 6-ft. 2-in., 195-lb. junior from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, who turned down 100 scholarship offers to go to Yale-because, as his father put it: "Why go cabin class when you can go first class?" With Brian at quarterback, says a teammate, "You never know what's going to happen-but you know that you're not going to lose...
This year Highland Park has a new star: a straw-haired 16-year-old who is practically a one-man ball club. Play ing quarterback on offense, he has completed 56% of his passes; on the ground, he has gained 705 yds. in 102 carries. He is his team's top scorer, with 83 points. On defense, he plays safety, has intercepted nine passes. He also punts (for an average of 33 yds.), kicks off, boots extra points and field goals. His performance against Turner High three weeks ago was typical. With Highland Park trailing...
Eliot's sophomore quarterback Bill Cherry bulled into the endzone on a two yard sneak, capping a first-half 70 yard drive. Cherry took the ball over again for two extra points and gave his team an 8-0 halftime lead. In the second half, Eliot halfback Russ McGosland ran for 10 yards and the final touchdown...
...game; their wild, gambling defense is calculated to confuse. "We use a split-six, a four-three, and a variation of the Notre Dame four-four," says Defensive Coach Ralph Bauch. "We stunt in the line, and we do a lot of blitzing to put pressure on the quarterback. We're set up to blitz any hole, and we sometimes shoot in a deep back as well as a linebacker...