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DIED. JOHNNY UNITAS, 69, Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Baltimore Colts to a sudden-death victory over the New York Giants in the 1958 NFL championship game, still regarded by many as the greatest football game ever played; of a heart attack; in suburban Baltimore. Unitas broke passing records at the University of Louisville but was deemed too small by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers, who cut him in 1955. The Colts found him playing for $6 a game in a semipro league and signed him to be their third-stringer. Two years later, his precise passes and menacing...
When the 10,107 fans at Harvard Stadium watched Crimson quarterback Neil Rose sit on the field after a blow to the head in the third quarter, they saw something that Harvard players and coaches had witnessed enough of during preseason practice...
...line includes only one returning starter from last year, senior right tackle Jamil Soriano. Against Holy Cross on Saturday, Harvard Coach Tim Murphy entrusted the safety of his star quarterback, senior Neil Rose—as well as running backs Nick Palazzo and Rodney Thomas—to a bunch of players who were hardly unknown but definitely inexperienced...
Harvard’s offense relies on a balanced attack of power rushing and precise passing. The rushing game is vertical, and focused on going between the tackles. Many of the pass plays are timing routes that depend on the synchronicity of the line, the quarterback and his receivers. Pass protection is key. On Saturday, Rose had time to throw every time he dropped back, and was only sacked once. As a result, he completed 19-of-22 passes, including two touchdowns...
...He’s doing a lot for us, basically playing three positions,” Doherty says. “I wouldn’t put that much on a player that I didn’t think could handle but I know he can. Being a former quarterback and the son of a football coach, he has that extra knowledge and we take advantage...