Word: yd
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...very first play from scrimmage, he caught a little flare pass and galloped 30 yds., leaving Giant defenders strewn in his wake. Over the next 45 minutes, Brown scored three touchdowns, and each was something to see. On the first, he started toward right end from the 3-yd. line, abruptly cut back, and while the Giants were twisted into pretzels, he literally walked across the goal. He ran 4 yds. straight through Giant Safetyman Jimmy Patton for his second TD, and his third brought satisfying animal growls from the throats of Cleveland fans. With the ball...
...told the YD's that the Democratic party in Massachusetts is a "political nonentity" consisting of factions and personal followings. The lack of a power tructure makes Massachusetts "the closest thing to a pure democracy since ancient Greece" he said...
...Kentucky side of the Ohio River. In a heavy rain squall, the pilot momentarily lost sight of the ground as he turned to line up with the runway. A wingtip snagged a nearby slope, slamming the plane down with such force that wreckage was strewn over a 400-sq. yd. area. Though local residents pulled four trapped passengers to safety, 58 others died in the flames...
...Stillwater, Okla., and almost got stung. Trailing 17-14 in the last quarter, they marched 74 yds. in 15 plays to take the lead, 21-17, with only 38 sec. left. But Oklahoma State wasn't quite through yet. It took a desperate tackle on the 5-yd. line to make that score final and sew up the Big Eight championship for the unbeaten Cornhuskers, along with a trip to the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1-their fourth bowl trip in as many seasons...
...Michigan State: a 27-13 victory over unexpectedly stubborn Indiana; at East Lansing, Mich. The No. 1-ranked Spartans were a bit surprised to find themselves trailing 13-10 in the last quarter. But then Steve Juday passed for two touchdowns, and Dick Kenney kicked a 27-yd. field goal to assure Michigan State its first Big Ten championship and a trip to the Rose Bowl. Other scores: Arkansas 24, Southern Methodist 3; Alabama 35, South Carolina 14; Mississippi 14, Tennessee 13; Princeton 31, Yale 6; Missouri 30, Oklahoma 0; TCU 25, Texas...