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TEXAS ACROSS THE RIVER. Cliches fly like arrows in this rambunctious spoof of that hallowed tradition, the Hollywood western. Barely defending Texas against the Comanches are Dean Martin as a bunkhouse bum, Rosemary Forsyth as pioneer womanhood, and Joey Bishop as a faithful Indian scout...
...bulldozing runner with amazing speed (9.9 sec. for 100 yds.) for his size, McDonald was the leading rusher in college ball, gained 1,329 yds. in 259 plays for an average of better than 5 yds. per carry. "We thought we had a sleeper," moans one scout, "until he scored five touchdowns in one game and got a lot of publicity...
...TACKLES: Maurice ("Mo") Moorman, 22, Texas A. & M., 6 ft. 5 in., 252 lbs., and Ron Vary, 20, Southern Cal, 6 ft. 6 in., 265 lbs. One scout calls Vary "the best offensive blocker in college ball in a long, long time." While the pros see the pair as the best college tackles around, they will have to wait. Both Moorman and Yary are juniors...
...CENTER: Bill Carr, 22, Florida, 6 ft. 4 in., 233 Ibs. "A pro center has to be able to pick up the blitz," says one scout. "He has to be able to move out and block the middle linebacker, and when the guard pulls to lead an end sweep, the center has to be able to move across and take out the defensive tackle too." Carr fits the bill, and besides, "He blocked for Spurrier for three years, so that's an indication of what...
...LINEBACKERS: George Webster, 21, Michigan State, 6 ft. 4 in., 212 Ibs., Bob Matheson, 22, Duke, 6 ft. 3 in., 235 Ibs., and Jim Lynch, 21, Notre Dame, 6 ft. 1 in., 225 Ibs. Michigan State's "monster man" (meaning roving linebacker), Webster, in one scout's opinion, is "the best all-around college athlete in the country. In a pinch, he can even play defensive safety or cornerback." Matheson is also adaptable ("He has the ability to play tight end on offense"), and Lynch is "a real leader who is always conscious of the clock and tries...