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ourselves out.”
Coach was livid. “Well, you
better wear yourself out. The
linemen are going full force, and you
better be, too.”
A couple of running plays were
called and then another pass.
Johnson caught the ball and did his
dance again, then he and the defender
came walking back. Coach could
take no more.
Coach yelled to the quarterback,
“I will decide what plays you call
from now on.” Then he turned to me.
“Howard, you are defensive tackle.”
“But Coach,” I said, “I’ve never
played defense before.”
