Word: quarterback
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...blood) with Archie Moore, then light-heavyweight champion of the world. He has pitched to major-league baseball stars in Yankee Stadium; he has shanked and hooked his way over golf links... and lost to Pancho Gonzales on the tennis court. He has fumbled handoffs as a training-camp quarterback for the Detroit Lions and missed baskets while working out as a forward for the Boston Celtics... He toured with the New York Philharmonic as a percussionist?and was severely chastised by conductor Leonard Bernstein... among other things [Plimpton] is editor of the Paris Review, a fine literary quarterly ... Says...
...four-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Rodney Byrnes from junior quarterback Garrett Schires on the Crimson’s first and only overtime possession sealed the win for Harvard 43-40 and capped a raucous, high-scoring game that saw the two teams combine for over 1000 yards of total offense...
Although the Tigers rarely contend for the Ivy League crown, they can always be counted upon to hang tough with the Crimson for all four quarters. This year was no exception, especially with offensive mainstay junior quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick still out with a broken hand. A 49-yard run from Princeton tailback Jon Veach with 8:53 left in the first quarter put the Tigers up a quick 7-0 and made it clear that Princeton was not about to be a pushover. It marked the first time this season that Harvard had not scored first...
...score knotted at 37 and 2:25 left to go in the game. Princeton had intercepted Schires—the first pick of his career—and recovered the ball on its own 49-yard line. A short rush by Veach and an 18-yard break by quarterback Matt Verbit had the Tigers pawing at Harvard’s 30-yard line. Veach carried for another four yards and it seemed as though Princeton would pummel its way on through the defensive line and the Crimson’s hopes of an undefeated season...
...give credit to our offensive coach Dave Cecchini and our quarterback coach, they just did a great job,” Murphy said. “We’ve got new guys in there on the offensive line and at quarterback, and to have the type of production that we’ve had the last two weeks really speaks a lot to Garrett and our assistant coaches...