Word: slotback
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...pass became the most awesome offensive weapon in the history of the sport -a bolt of lightning that could strike anywhere, any time. Scores soared. The T formation grew flankers and split ends; pro coaches even made room for a third end in the backfield (they called him a "slotback"), began scattering receivers around the field like leaves in a hurricane...
FULLBACK: Ray Poage, 22, Texas; 6 ft. 4 in., 205 lbs. Best of a lackluster lot of college fullbacks, Poage probably will be shifted to slotback in the pros: he is too light to run the tackles. Michigan State's George Saimes, 21(5 ft. 10 in., 186 lbs.), is also underweight, but his fierce blocking and tackling will earn him a pro tryout. "Saimes may not have size," says one scout, "but by God he's got guts...
Except for 17-year-old Quarterback Joseph Weiss, who stands 6 ft. 4 in. and tips the scales at an even 200 Ibs., most Panthers look like refugees from the Pop Warner League. Joe's cousin, Willard Hebbe, who plays slotback, weighs 135 Ibs. Freshman Lineman Danny Steger has seen action in three of the Panthers' five games this season; he weighs 90 Ibs. Says the Rev. Wilson Hill, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, who doubles as spotter at Panther games: "There's something in these Pflugerville boys that makes them want to make contact...
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