Word: safetyman
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...lumbered to the Giant 14. Quarterback Wade scored again for the Bears. After that there was only desperation. Tittle threw, and the Bears intercepted-once, twice, the last on a frantic heave into the end zone with only five seconds left. The ball sailed into the arms of Chicago Safetyman Richie Petitbon. Final score: Bears 14, Giants...
...fans edged forward. In the first half he had shown frightening power-now it was speed. On Cleveland's first play he gathered in a screen pass on his own 28, took advantage of a block, burst into the clear and simply outran the Giant team. Safetyman Erich Barnes, a 10-flat sprinter, gave up the chase, stood staring in astonishment...
Late in the game, with the demolition of U-Mass almost complete, Harvard attempted to give the Redmen a charity touchdown, but they refused to comply. Alex Kilkuskie threw a pass into the waiting arms of the UMass safetyman, who appeared to have a clear field to the goal line. He tried to cut back at the Harvard 10, however, and was brought down...
Methodically, relentlessly, Lombardi set out to build his winner. He traded boldly and shrewdly; from Cleveland alone, he got four of this year's Packer stars: Halfback Lew Carpenter, Tackle Henry Jordan, Defensive Ends Bill Quinlan and Willie Davis-two of the fiercest pass rushers in pro ball. Safetyman Willie Wood, an agile opportunist who leads the N.F.L. with nine pass interceptions this year, was signed as a free agent-nobody else wanted him-and All-League Guard Fred Thurston was a three-time loser (Chicago. Philadelphia. Baltimore) when Lombardi rescued him from obscurity in a trade with...
...throw on the dead run. But he usually gets all the time he needs to fade leisurely back and pick apart the defense. In the huddle, Tittle solicits reports on enemy weaknesses, looking for a charging linebacker who leaves the way open for a short screen pass, a safetyman who plays too shallow and can be caught flatfooted by a suddenly sprung long pass. "There's no such thing as a 'sure thing' in football," says Tittle. "The important thing is to play percentages-to do the thing that has the best chance of success." Last week...