Word: quarterback
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...said some teachers were upset at the tone of the editorial, but the editorial and subsequent action didn't set off a furor at school, comparing the situation to a coach pulling a poor quarterback off the team...
...there will be a little football, too. Baughan, assisted by Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas and former Philadelphia Eagle standout Pete Retzlaff, will conduct daily practices to organize his diverse squad, including Ivy League Player of the Year and Hula Bowl-invitee Judd Garrett of Princeton...
...lisp is less evident now, and any thoughts one may have had of this man idling afternoons away over a fishing rod disappear. Abruptly, he turns away from his quarterback and stalks downfield toward the defense. Out of the corners of their eyes, the helmeted giants and his assistant coaches see him coming. Chests tighten. The execution and speed of the defensive drills rev up a notch. The simple reason: no one is eager to receive one-on-one remedial instruction from Louis Leo Holtz on this or any upcoming autumn afternoon...
...when he was a high school senior in Flint, Mich. But Holtz told Lyght that if he came to Notre Dame he would be part of a national-championship team. "I looked deep into his eyes, and I knew he was telling the truth," says Lyght. Holtz also persuaded quarterback Tony Rice, tailback Ricky Watters and flanker Raghib ("Rocket") Ismail, players who have been crucial to the Irish success, to enroll at Notre Dame. Not that Notre Dame, with its mystique and a virtual farm team of Catholic high schools providing talent, needs additional help on the recruiting front. Says...
...overall, 1-5-0 Ivy), defending league co-champions, bottled up Garrett most of the three quarters. But with the score tied at 7 late in the third quarter, Garrett took a handoff from quarterback Joel Sharp, burst through a hole and went 55 yards for his longest scoring run of the season and a 14-7 lead...