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...HALFBACKS: O. J. Simpson, 20, Southern Cal., 6 ft. 1 in., 202 Ibs., and Leroy Keyes, 20, Purdue, 6 ft. 3 in., 199 Ibs. Since Simpson and Keyes are juniors, the pros will have to wait for what one scout calls "two of the finest football players I've seen in 15 years." A 9.4-sec. man in the 100-yd. dash, Simpson was college football's No. 1 ground gainer with 1,415 yds. and an average of more than 5 yds. per carry. He can also throw passes and catch them-and a lot more...
...FULLBACK: Lee White, 21, Weber State, 6 ft. 4 in., 240 Ibs. "A sleeper," says one scout, apparently figuring that White would go unnoticed by the other bird dogs because he played for the small Ogden, Utah, school. Not so. A Little All-America, White carried the ball an average of 28 times a game, ran for 276 yds. against Idaho. "Doesn't have great outside speed," says a scouting report, "but really tough inside. An excellent blocker on both runs and passes. Will be among the first four draft picks...
...LINEBACKERS: Fred Carr, 21, Texas at El Paso, 6 ft. 5 in., 232 Ibs., Wayne Meylan, 21, Nebraska, 6 ft., 239 Ibs., and Mike McGill, 21, Notre Dame, 6 ft. 2 in., 230 Ibs. "You won't believe this guy," a scout says of Carr. "He runs 40 yds. in 4.6 sec.-which is the speed of a lot of flankers in this league." Another scout calls Carr "the best foot ball player I've seen this year"; a third predicts that he will be the first player picked in the pro draft. Meylan...
...Smith, 21, Oregon, 6 ft. 3 in., 197 Ibs., and Major Hazelton, 22, Florida A. & M., 6 ft. 2 in., 190 Ibs. Since most colleges play a zone defense against passes (as opposed to the pros' man-to-man), defensive backs usually play "too loose," complains one scout, "for us to tell whether they can cover their man. So we look for strength and speed-for backs who are strong enough to come up and make the tackle on running plays and fast enough to stay with the flankers." Smith and Hazelton fill that bill. Smith has "the quickness...
Frank will continue to work for White as the executive secretary of his Talent Scout Force...