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Dave Harbour
David Lynn Harbour (born October 23, 1965) is an American former professional American football, football Center (American football), center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Commanders, Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Illinois. Harbour was signed by the Washington Redskins after former Illinois teammate Mike Scully (American football), Mike Scully long snapped two balls over the head of punter Steve Cox (American football), Steve Cox in a 20–27 loss against the 1988 New York Giants season, New York Giants, and was cut the next day. Harbour also played for the London Monarchs in NFL Europe. He was part of the 1991 NFL Europe Championship team in 1991. The Monarchs defeated the Barcelona Dragons 21–0. World Bowl '91 (also referred to "World Bowl I") was the first annual championship game of the World League of American Football. It took place on June 9, 1991, at London's Wembley Stadium (1923), Wembley Stadium. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center (American Football)
Center or Centre (C) is a position in gridiron football. The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense. The center is also the player who passes (or "snaps") the ball between his legs to the quarterback at the start of each play. The importance of centers for a football team has increased, due to the re-emergence of 3–4 defenses. According to Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, "you need to have somebody who can neutralize that nose tackle. If you don't, everything can get screwed up. Your running game won't be effective and you'll also have somebody in your quarterback's face on every play." Roles The center's first role is to pass the football to the quarterback. This exchange is called a snap. Most offensive schemes make adjustments based on how the defensive line and linebackers align themselves in relation to the offensive line, and what gaps they line up in. Because the center has an ideal view of the defensive forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
