Most football players take at least one bruising season to earn a reputation. Purdue's Leonard ("The Arm") Dawson took just three-quarters of an hour spread across two autumn afternoons. Last month, while the Boilermakers beat Missouri 31-0, the 19th-year-old sophomore spent 23 minutes on the field, threw passes that scored four out of five of his team's touchdowns. Fortnight ago, Dawson took just 22 minutes to upset powerful Notre Dame by tossing four touchdown passes, intercepting one Irish attempt, and kicking three out of four conversions. Final, score: Dawson 27, Notre Dame 14. Last week, while Duke bottled up Boilermaker pass...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
