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3 In 1935-37. Fordham's Al Babartsky was o ne of the "Seven Blocks o f Grani te, a defensive line that did not allow one score in 1937. His nickname had a mysterious, Eastern ring. He was known as: 4 Madison Bell coached at TCU, Texas A&M and SMU in the 1920s, '30s and '40s. compili ng a 154-87- 17 life time record. He was known for making predic- tions of doom for his team each week. to gain a psychological advantage. His nick- name was: 5 Army·s Felix Blanchard won every trophy imaginable in 1945, including the Heisman. A great blocker and tackler. as well as a runner, Blanchard was called the "greatest fu llback ever" by Pappy Waldorf. Interesting ly enough. he never played pro ball. His two nicknames were: 6 As a tough tight end from Pittsburgh. Michael Ditka was a unanimous All- America in 1960. He then went on to the NFL for an illustrious career, fi rst as a player and later as coach of the Chicago Bears. The nickname nails his personality right on the head:

7 O ne of the true legends of football. Charles Justice could do it all as a North Carolina halfback. An All-America in 1948-49 and Heisman runnerup in '49, Justice's feats on the gridiron drew nation- al attention and made him a coverboy on several magazines. He ran as strong and fast as a locomotive. Hisnickname is: 8 Earle Neale was a three-sport star at West Virginia Wesleyan from 19 12-14. An end in football, Neale led his team to three straight wins over West Virginia. Later. as a coach, he would be responsible for many football innovations, including man-to-man defense and the fake and triple reverse. Hisnickname was acquired when a boyhood friend saw him eating bread with butter runn ing down his face. He w as known as: 9 A halfback o n three unbeaten Notre Dame teams in 1946-48, Emi l Sitko's nickname had a lot to do with his per-carry average. He was known as: 10 As a coach at Michigan from 1901- 25. Fielding Yost was famous for his point-a-minute teams. Yost acquired his nickname early in his career, as he yelled at his players to get moving after each play. He was known as:

NICKNAMES 1 Famous for baseball as well as football. Boston University's H arry Agannis threw for 34 touchdown passes in the 195 1 & ·52 seasons. He later starred with the Boston Red Sox. but was stricken by illness and died in I955. He was known as the: 2 A teammate of George Gipp on Knute Rockne·s 19 19-20 teams. Heartley Anderson uttered the famous line at a 1921 pep rally You do the best you can and I' ll do the best we can Also coached The Irish from 193 1-33. He was known as:

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