The Birth of College Football's Wishbone Offense

摘要

As anniversaries go, it's not exactly the Fourth of July or your 29th wedding anniversary, the one designated for the happy couple to receive tools. (Congratulations, honey, and here's your new table saw.) But if your love for college football is deeper than your love of grilled meats during your weekly pregame tailgate, you may appreciate the fact that the Wishbone was born 50 years ago this fall. For those of you younger than dirt, the Wishbone is a football offensive system that employs three running backs lined up in what a legendary Texas sportswriter said looks like the iconic turkey bone.