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Word: tailback (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...paused, recalling the dynamics of tailback Gordie Lockbaum's option pass that sailed into tight end Randy Pedro's hands with less than four minutes left in a tight, tense Harvard-Holy Cross showdown here...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: A Holy Glow After the Crucial Play | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

...most noticeable damage has been done in Dallas, where the first man through the picket line was Co-Captain Randy White. "Captain Scab," Tailback Tony Dorsett called him. In the next instant, threatened by the fine print in his contract, Dorsett followed. Quarterback Danny White too. "White's a weenie! We want Sweeney!" the fans clamored. Tired of decay, they actually preferred the rhinestone Cowboys, led by a small and appealing Doug Flutie- type, Kevin Sweeney. Repaying Tom Landry for a lopsided replacement loss three weeks ago, Philadelphia Coach Buddy Ryan gleefully ran up the score last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: New Formation: Odd Man Out | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

Brown QB Donovan's first down pass to wide-open Tom Smith was incomplete. On third and eight, tailback Kirk Little took a delayed handoff from Donovann and cut back across the grain to the Crimson 11, keeping the drive alive with a first down...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Don't It Make Those Brown Guys Blue | 10/31/1987 | See Source »

Running Back: Tailback Rufus Jones has yet to come back from his two-year-old leg injury (he is "doubtful" for this Saturday's Princeton game, but "could be ready" for Brown). His outside speed would give Harvard an added dimension; as it is, the backfield trio of Dave Bunning, Tony Hinz, and Bob Glatz has done a respectable...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: The Gridders' Report Card | 10/22/1987 | See Source »

...look for?" Clemens continued. "Is it the quarterback? Is it the tailback? Is it the fullback who's going to get the 4-yard gain...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Gridders, Huskies Ready For Dog Fight; Crimson Seeks to Take Away N.U. 'Bone | 9/26/1987 | See Source »

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