Word: wingback
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Kirkland unpacked all of its scoring punch in the first half and kept Leverett's offense to a standstill throughout the whole game. The Deacon's wingback Jacques Winters went around left end for the first touchdown. He also converted for the extra point...
...Cornell's second touchdown with two passes and a 16-yard run is quarterback Lynn Barset. All he did last year against Princeton was throw four touchdown passes. Frank Miller, of Atlanta, reeled off a 49-yard broken-field run last Saturday. He's the wingback...
Both men will be in the Stadium tomorrow, hungry for more TD's. To match these aces, Art Valpey has a few color cards of his own. Here's the way the Crimson backfield will probably line up tomorrow: Bill Henry at quarterback, Captain Kenny O'Donnell at wingback, Chip Gannon or Paul Shafer at fullback, and Jimmy Noonan or Chuck Roche at tailback...
Chip Gannon and Paul Shafer are the fullbacks who will do most of the spinning for Valpey, with Sam Adams next in line. In the Crisler system, the fullback handles the ball on 80 percent of the plays. Gannon, a converted wingback, is always a passing threat when running to his left, while Shafer can split the middle...
Battling O'Donnell for the wingback berth are two of the most colorful runners on the squad: Hal Moffle and Dave Warden. Both men have a deceptive, disjointed style that baffles enemy tacklers. Warden, a member of the 1947 Freshman team, won a spot on the Varsity by his performances in Saturday game-scrimmage this fall. Nick Athans is also expected to see action at wingback tomorrow against the Lions...