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That exception was the "tackle-around" play, featuring Bob Stargel, called at a key moment to open up the game. The strategy worked; coupled with the fact that outclassed Washington tired rapidly in the late stages of the game, it helped make for an easy victory...
...Stargel started out in football as a fullback while a freshman at Cincinnati Walnut Hills High School and played offensive halfback as a sophomore. That season, Stargel was switched to end, where he played both on offense and defense, and he completed his high school career at that position. In his senior year, his play gained him a place on the all-state high school team...
When he came to Harvard, Stargel started out playing end on the freshman team, but was switched to tackle midway during the season. One of the speediest Crimson linemen, he saw action both offensively and defensively during his first two years on the varsity, but has been used primarily on offense this year...
...play used Saturday, known to the varsity as the "Stargel Special," had Stargel lining up in his regular tackle position, pulling out, and then taking the ball from fullback Culver, after Culver had faked it to wingback John Ederer going by. Stargel steamed around end and would have gone all the way, except for a vicious sideline block by Washington's Ted Dunn on the Bears...
Coach Lloyd Jordan said afterwards that the play was a regular part of the Crimson offense and would have been used against Columbia had Stargel been able to play...