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halfback

[haf-bak, hahf-] / ˈhæfˌbæk, ˈhɑf- /


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Jaedyn Smith caught a 19-yard halfback option pass and Wagner added the one-point catch to extend the lead to 15-0.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

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

Watching from a few feet away, Lofton looked at Marcus Allen, the team’s star halfback.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2022

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


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