halfback

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  1. noun Football One of the players positioned near the flanks behind the line of scrimmage.
  2. noun Football The position held by this player.
  3. noun Sports One of several players stationed behind the forward line, as in soccer or Rugby.

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  • A graduate of Duke University in 1941 with a B.S. in chemistry, cum laude, Phi Kappa Sigma, he was one of the last surviving members of the 1938 "Iron Dukes" who went undefeated, untied and un-scored-upon for a regular season to the Rose Bowl as a halfback. —  RutlandHerald.com
  • The Klamath halfback, who played for Umpqua Valley last season, ran for 274 yards and five touchdowns, and the Crusaders rallied in the second half to earn a 41-20 victory at Viking Field.
  • He continues to follow his brother's path, starting as a sophomore with the Warriors and now moving over to left halfback, the featured back spot. —  The Herald-Mail Online
  • Swapping from five-eighth to halfback was a big challenge for him, but he handled that really well. —  Rugby news from Scrum.com
  • He was an all-state football player in 1943 as halfback, and was also named Otter MVP. —  The Fergus Falls Daily Journal
 

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