tailback
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The Aztecs return their starting tailback from last season, Lucky Sutton, who rushed for 1,297 yards and 10 touchdowns, and added three running backs who contributed against Portland State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
And before Thursday, their only previous trip to the Rose Bowl had come in 1967 when they were run over by a USC tailback named O.J.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Los Alamitos avoided a second-half goose egg thanks to a 45-yard touchdown run from the 5-foot-11 tailback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025
Lakewood went for it on fourth and one at the Jackrabbits’ eight-yard line with 20 seconds left in the half but tailback Josiah Apisala was tackled a foot short.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2024
Then Don Billingsley, the starting tailback for the Permian Panthers, got the ball on a pitch.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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