Word: quarterbacked
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...early days there were no uniforms no organized plays, on running or passing. Slowly the disorder resolved itself into a huddle, in which the quarterback would say cryptically, "now the flying wedge," or "let's try the triangle," and by 1885 football had entered its middle, or classic period...
There were only a few plays for the quarterback to choose from. The flying wedge was in its heyday, there being only one way to stop it. To accomplish this the defensive teams would have to perform the highly dangerous maneuver of lying flat on the ground and trying to trip up the onrushing wedge. If they succeeded, there would be a great heap of about twenty men in the line of scrimmage, and no yards gained...
Local bookies had seen the Crimson as slight favorites despite the loss of key men Chief Boston, Torby MacDonald, and Vernon Struck--quarterback, halfback, and fullback respectively. The team had had a good season, winning the opening game 54 to 0 from invading Springfield and losing only once prior to the West Point contest by an unexpectedly lopsided score to Dartmouth in what some analysts termed a startling upset...
Frank Miklos, last year's second string blocking back behind Henry Goethals, was moved up to the quarterback post after tossing two scoring passes for the Jayvees against Dartmouth and held down that slot throughout the session...
...reduced Varsity squad was forced by the extended injuries to cut out contact work yesterday and run through plays and signal drills. Frank Miklos, alternating at quarterback last fall, was promoted from the Jayvees yesterday to add depth in that position. Kenny O'Donnell, present first-string quarterback, was a 60-minute man against Dartmouth...