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...college competition within the first two weeks of training camp." Reports one scout: "What can you say about a huge roughneck who is fast enough to overhaul running backs downfield? He may be the first pick." Matuszak has been terrorizing opposing backs all season long. A punishing pass rusher, he is a "devastating force" who has "that special instinct for sensing where the play is going." Willie Harper, Nebraska, 6 ft. 3 in., 207 lbs., is also a prime prospect, but most scouts would recommend him as a linebacker rather than a defensive...
...Purdue, 6 ft. 7 in., 279 lbs. The Fighting Irish have long been a kind of front-four farm team for the pros (recent graduates include Walt Patulski of Buffalo, Mike McCoy of Green Bay, and Kevin Hardy of San Diego). Marx, though, is rated as "the best pass rusher to come out of South Bend in recent years." Beyond that, the scouts like his hustle, an "enthusiasm that makes him attack as though it were more than just a game." Butz possesses all the S's-"size, speed, strength and spirit."Exceptionally agile...
Harvard placed fourth in the rushing category and only 11 yards away from Dartmouth. Ted DeMars, premier Crimson running back, has compiled only eight yards less than number two rusher Dan Malone of Cornell...
Today DeMars is among the greats in Harvard football history. A halfback for two years, he is the third highest scorer and the fourth leading Crimson rusher of all time. Though he was always "sports minded" he said yesterday that he never thought he'd the opportunity to play Ivy League football...
Classical High School in Providence, R.I., is a far cry from Harvard, and DeMars, whose father is a janitor in a local public school, never thought about going to college. That is, until the coaches from Columbia discovered that he was the best rusher they'd ever seen...