halfback
Example Sentences
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Another halfback, Ray Williams, also starred and went to Washington State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Apodaca, who played halfback at the University of New Mexico in the mid-1950s, was appointed in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter as chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Along with halfback Eugene “Mercury” Morris, they would form the nucleus of the Dolphins’ fearsome ’72 rushing attack.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2023
They took Oklahoma State halfback Bob Fenimore, who played in just 10 NFL games because of injuries.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
He was about to be a junior at the black high school, where he made all A’s and played halfback on the football team.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
