Word: quarterback
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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BRADSHAW: The week before the A.F.C. championship play-off game between the Steelers and the Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Quarterback Terry Bradshaw was sick, and Rocky Bleier was worried. "Terry wasn't able to eat all week long, and I was concerned about how he would play," says Bleier, a running back who blocks like a lineman. "When he comes out fired up and cocky, our offense plays that way. But if he comes out tentative and unsure, we play that way too. So every day I asked how he felt." The answers were reassuring but unconvincing, until the morning...
...Steelers to their third Super Bowl with a brilliant year: completing 207 of 368 passes (56.3%) for 2,995 yds. and 28 touchdowns, and winning the A.P.'s N.F.L. Player of the Year Award. The No. 1 draft pick of 1970 has become the No. 1 quarterback of 1978, and nobody laughs about his chewing tobacco any more...
Harvard also grabbed four spots on the second team. Quarterback Larry Brown, placekicker Gary Bosnic, defensive back Steve Potysman and defensive end Marko Coric shared second-team honors...
...players from champion Dartmouth made the first squad. Buddy Teevens of Dartmouth beat out Larry Brown for the top quarterback spot. Teevens also received the Asa S. Bushnell award as the Ivy player of the year. Polillio finished fourth in the Bushnell voting...
...second team stalwart Fine returns to quarterback the Harvard offense. Glenn led the Ivies in assists last year and Harvard in steals. Fine won the "Mr. Hustle" award at the Motor City Classic last year, and there is no better nickname for the 5-ft. 10-in., 155-pound sparkplug. His aggressive style of play makes him the nucleus of the squad and the darling of Harvard fans, but has also landed him in early foul trouble in the past...