Word: tailback
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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With Matt Botsford at tailback, the eleven will be entirely composed of veterans of last year's squad. Captain Bill Meigs at guard will bolster a strong forward wall, but line reserves will still be in doubtful quantity and quality, according to coach Lloyd Jordan...
...first backfield for the varsity during the drill were tailback Matt Bots ford, fullback Tony Gauntly quarterback Leo Daley, and wingback Ron Eikenberry, subbing for slightly injured John Simourian...
Tough Texas A. & M. linemen drummed across the white-striped turf of the Los Angeles Coliseum. Tailback Doug Bradley received the kickoff and was promptly knocked loose from the ball; the Bruins were back on their heels on their own twenty. Next time he got his hands on the ball, Bradley lost 13 yards. It was time for Sanders to make his move. In a fatherly way, he took Ronnie Knox by the arm. The handsome, long-legged junior buckled on his helmet and trotted in to take over at tailback...
Sophomors tailback Matt Botsford, who played two and a half games less than his uninjured opponents with nine-contest schedules, placed third in individual offense in the Ivy Group this fall, according to statistics released yesterday...
...Bobby was a football player at heart. As a freshman he was still playing tailback in Coach Dana X. Bible's conservative single wing. He was just getting the hang of college football when the draft started to worry him. He and Doak joined the merchant marine, but the war was over before they ever got to sea. Bobby went back to Austin while Doak went to S.M.U. On the first Saturday after they got back, they were opponents on the football field. Walker ran 50 yds. for one touchdown; Layne pitched passes for two. (Final score: Texas...