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Word: yd (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Vanderbilt and Alabama would each end the season with one defeat: the score stood 7-to-6 in Vanderbilt's favor. Then Alabama's portly Coach Thomas waved Haywood ("Sandy") Sanford, 200-lb. sophomore, into the game. The ball lay on Vanderbilt's 14-yd. line over at the edge of the field, in Alabama's possession and in imminent danger of being lost on downs. Sandy Sanford stepped back and at a 45-degree angle booted a place-kick true between the goal posts. Score: Alabama 9, Vanderbilt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Football Finale | 12/6/1937 | See Source »

With the Army game tied at 7-7, Navy Fullback Robert Young shakes himself loose, follows the formidable interference of rangy Centre James Stewart to the 10-yd. line. There he steps up even and, as they cross the goal line together, magnanimously flips the ball and the scoring glory to Teammate Stewart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Nov. 29, 1937 | 11/29/1937 | See Source »

...Sandy Sanford, sophomore end, kicked a 20-yd. field goal at the last minute and Alabama beat Tulane 9-to-6. Undefeated and untied, Alabama continued to hope to play in the Rose Bowl New Year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Football in Evening Dress | 11/15/1937 | See Source »

...person out of every 50 in the U. S. last week bundled up too heavily, paid for a ticket, sat on a hard bench to watch 22 ardent young men in jerseys and leather helmets push an ellipsoidal ball back-&-forth within a 120-yd. space. Some went frantic at the results...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Mid-Season | 11/8/1937 | See Source »

...Undefeated or untied by any eleven this season Santa Clara's "Bronchos," after a scoreless first quarter, mowed down weak, eager Marquette. Most notable of the six touchdowns was a one-hand catch after a 42-yd. dash. Score: Santa Clara 38, Marquette...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Mid-Season | 11/8/1937 | See Source »

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