Word: quarterbacked
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...backfield, Little has the famous "Goal Dust" twins, fullback Lou Kusserow and quarterback Gene Rossides, along with wingback Johnny Nork and tailback Bill Olson. Between them, Rossides and Kusserow scored four touchdowns against Rutgers last Saturday to lead Columbia...
...backfield is more debatable. Quarterback Bill Henry and wingback Kenny O'Donnell have those respective positions nailed down, but it's toss-up between Jim Noonan and Chuck Roche for for tailback spot and between Paul Shafer and Chip Gannon for fullback. The final decision on the actual starters here will not come out until just before game-time Saturday, but whatever the outcome, it is not too significant: Coach Valpey will have his players running on and off the field in a constant stream during the game...
...backfield, tailback Pete Petrillo, wingback Nick Athans, and quarterback Hugh Edmonds, all veterans of former Crimson Varsity and Jayvee elevens, are now back following leaves of absence. Other men, notably tailbacks Jim Noonan and Chuck Roche, quarterback Bill Henry, and tackle Doug Bradlee are looking more poised than they did last fall for Dick Harlow...
...result, only a few token T-formation plays have been grafted into the single-wing trunk. Jim Kenary, last year's passing whiz, who hasn't thrown from the T yet, was shifted from quarterback to tailback early last week...
Except for the steady voice of a quarterback calling signals, or a very occasional remark by one of the coaches, Soldiers Field is an unusually quiet place this fall. The old electric megaphone has disappeared...