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Word: quarterbacked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...attack Don Fanelli and Dan Malone are as punishing a duo of runners as one can find in the East. And senior signal-caller Mark Allen is a slick and seasoned quarterback...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Petering Out | 10/20/1973 | See Source »

...Senior quarterback Jim Stoeckel led the scoring parade that tied the record for the most points scored against an Ivy League opponent. He ran for two touchdowns and completed six of only eight passing attempts for 109 yards and two more scores...

Author: By Ronald W. Wade, | Title: Powerful Crimson Offense Bombs Columbia, 57-0 | 10/15/1973 | See Source »

...them and ask their opinions on the nation's state of affairs. "I'm one of those people that don't go to town meetings or anything like that," says a 60-year-old house painter, "but when it's all over, I still like to sit back and quarterback. It's good to know that there's someone who's willing to listen...

Author: By Daniel H. Maccoby, | Title: Rep. Cohen Walks, Listens in Northern Maine | 10/15/1973 | See Source »

...ends up paying for those $70,000-a-minute commercials - and those $100,000 bonuses?) In the process, the viewer receives a game of infinite hue and complexity, an amalgam of ballet, combat, chess and mugging. No matter how fine his TV reception, no beer-and-armchair quarterback can hope to see the true game. For all the paraphernalia, the tube rarely shows an overview; pass patterns and geometric variations are lost in a kaleidoscope of closeups and crunches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: Football: Show Business with a Kick | 10/8/1973 | See Source »

Buffalo had a knack for falling behind in a game so quickly, in fact, that their quarterback usually had to forgo giving Simpson the ball in favor of a desperation pass game. When O.J. did carry the football, blocking was so negligible that he was often gang-tackled before he hit the line of scrimmage. Averaging a so-so 642 yds. in his first three seasons, Simpson seemed destined to become one of the many college stars who fail to make it big in the pros...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Simpson Settles In | 10/8/1973 | See Source »

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