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Dates: during 1950-1959
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MacConnell in the "X" back in Zitrides' (and Engle's) "X-T" formation. The "X-T" is a variation of the winged-T, with the right half either out as a wingback, or else in normal position, but turned at an angle from the usual stance facing the line...

Author: By Hiller B. Zobel, | Title: Brown Football Team Has One Win in Six Tries | 11/18/1950 | See Source »

...either case, the "X" back can be a man in motion; or he can slant across, receive a handoff from the quarterback, and go over the left tackle of Brown's balanced line...

Author: By Hiller B. Zobel, | Title: Brown Football Team Has One Win in Six Tries | 11/18/1950 | See Source »

Clasby will continue to work out with the team, although the cast prohibits any accurate passing. X-ray pictures taken just before the Yale game will determine whether the bone has knitted sufficiently to allow him to play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Clasby, Freshman Football Captain, Fractures Finger | 11/14/1950 | See Source »

After recovering a second-period Crimson fumble on the Harvard 35, Brown's "X-T" attack worked the left side of the freshman line to score in straight plays. Then, on the first play following the kick-off, the Yardlings fumbled again, and again Brown drove for a score...

Author: By Hiller B. Zobel, | Title: Bruins Nip Freshmen, 21-20; Clasby Passing Leads Attack | 11/13/1950 | See Source »

...Wonsan, headquarters of Major General Edward Almond, a U.S. X Corps spokesman said that one Chinese Communist regiment was in action near Changjin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War: Late Entry | 11/6/1950 | See Source »

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