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Old 03-26-2019, 04:51 PM   #25
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Re: New 4th and 15 rule..................

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Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob View Post
That was Deacon Jones. I think he also coined the term "sack." I remember the rule changes in that era well as I was playing High School football and a lot of their rules followed the pros. Pre 1977 were great times to play defense, you could beat an O-lineman in the head and he could not extend his arms to defend himself or he would get flagged for illegal use of hands.
I loved it, I was very good at it in High School and College.
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