Word: tailback
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Next it was the Tiger's turn. Chased back from his own 35-yard line by six hungry Princeton defensemen, Lalich was spilled at the six and fumbled. The Tigers recovered on the ten and tailback Dick Sloan scored after an eight-yard power sweep...
...game marred by many penalty calls and many more that weren't called, the greatest excitement was generated by Harvard's defensive secondary. When Tiger tailback Fred Wiechec looked to pass, he found every receiver blurred together with one of the Crimson's deep four: Jim Higgins, Greg Kundrat, George Mekras, and Jim Reynolds...
Princeton was the laughing stock of the League after barely defeating Rutgers and Columbia in its opening games and then losing to Dartmouth and Colgate. All the while Princeton's defense was tough (Colgate and Ron Burton could score only once), but the offense, without fullback Dave Martin and tailback Bob Weber, performed inconsistently...
...season progressed, tailback Dick Bracken began to show a flair for running as well as passing, and with the return of Martin and Weber, the Tigers have begun to roll...
Colman will finally be able to play a backfield Saturday that isn't put together from bits and pieces. Both tailback Bob Weber and fullback Dave Martin have recovered from injuries and will be ready to play. Colman had been using a sophomore, Dick Bracken, at tailback, and his fullback has been Bill Berkley, who is much happier as a punter...