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...National and American League football teams will sit down to draft this year's college seniors into the ranks of the pros. At that point, the most important man on every coach's staff will be his chief scout. How really valuable is that scrambling, rollout quarterback who has been dazzling college fans all fall and has the press clippings to prove it? Can that light little scatback or that skinny, glue-fingered end stand up against the agile brutes of the big leagues? Who are the sleepers, the unsung stars from little-known schools who will grab...
...three-year record includes 375 completions for 5,432 yds. and 37 touchdowns; he threw only 34 interceptions. The pros like his ability to drop quickly into the pocket and stay there; they rarely go for scramblers, although, says one observer, "he runs well enough to be an effective rollout passer, too." They also like Phipps' size and strength. "He can take a helluva beating," says one scout, "and still come back for more." For all Phipps' talent, though, several scouts say that TERRY BRADSHAW, 6 ft. 2 in., 210 lbs., Louisiana Tech, may be even better-possibly...
...John has given us good, solid, consistent play in all phases of the game," Yovicsin said. "He shuts down the off-tackle, knows how to contain the quarterback rollout and how to cover the short pass receiver, and he rushes the passer very effectively," the coach added...
Quarterback Bill Cherry, mixing his plays well, employed inside running and the rollout option with devastating effect. The highlight of the game was a Cherryled drive which consumed the whole third quarter and part of the fourth, ending in a ten-yard touchdown pass to end Bill Loos...
From the 3, Ryzewicz called the same rollout option that got Dartmouth a touchdown in the first half. It worked again. Crimson quarterback Bill Cobb blocked the extra point attempt, but at this point Harvard was on the short end of a 20-0 count...