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Sukhoi Su-34, a Russian fighter aircraft, from its NATO reporting name


1930 Michigan Wolverines football team

Michigan's starting lineup against Michigan State Normal consisted of Michigan's first-team players: Bill Hewitt (left end), Tom Samuels (left tackle), Omer LaJeunesse (right guard), Maynard Morrison (center), Francis Cornwell (right guard), Claire Purdum (right tackle), Norman Daniels (right end), Estel Tessmer (quarterback), William Heston (left halfback), James Simrall (right halfback), and Roy Hudson (fullback).

1943 Michigan Wolverines football team

Michigan's starting lineup against Wisconsin was Rudy Smeja (left end), Bob Hanzlik (left tackle), John Gallagher (left guard), Fred Negus (center), Rex Wells (right guard), Robert Derleth (right tackle), Art Renner (right end), Jack Wink (quarterback), Bob Nussbaumer (left halfback), Wally Dreyer (right halfback), and Bob Wiese (fullback).

Jack Wink substituted for Wiese at quarterback, and Wiese moved to fullback with Daley moving to left halfback.

1969 Ohio State vs. Michigan football game

They would go on to win their next four games, with a team including quarterback Don Moorhead, fullback Garvie Craw, wingback John Gabler, tailbacks Glenn Doughty and Billy Taylor, offensive lineman Dan Dierdorf and defensive stars Barry Pierson, Thom Darden, Cecil Pryor and Henry Hill.

1990–91 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The only downside of the FA Cup triumph was an injury to star midfielder Paul Gascoigne, who ruptured his cruciate ligaments in a tackle on Forest fullback Gary Charles early in the first half.

1992 State of Origin series

Blues fullback Andrew Ettingshausen next scored the try of the series midway through the second half following a Laurie Daley grubber-kick.

2004 Emerald Bowl

The Midshipmen triple option rushing offense, including future National Football League (NFL) fullback Kyle Eckel, ranked third among FBS teams in total rushing yards and averaged 291 rushing yards per game.

2013 Bradford Bulls season

Young fullback Curtis Naughton (3 Year Deal), centre Sam Wood (2 Year Deal) and second rower Oliver Roberts (3 Year Deal) were all give professional contracts and promoted to the first team.

93rd Grey Cup

The Most Valuable Canadian was Edmonton backup fullback Mike Maurer (substituting for the injured Mathieu Bertrand), who picked up 41 receiving yards on four catches.

The Eskimos started the fourth quarter with a devastating 93-yard clock-killing drive, finishing it up with a one-yard touchdown from fullback Mathieu Bertrand to tie the game at 23.

Ben Hinshelwood

Joined the University of Sydney Rugby Union team where as a centre he helped secure the 2001 Premiership before leaving for England where he played rugby union at fullback for Worcester Warriors.

Bert Husting

A two-sport star, Husting was a fullback in the same University of Wisconsin–Madison football team that included legendary Pat O'Dea, and later pitched his baseball team to the 1898 Western Conference championship.

Bruce Bosley

Bosley was a third team Class B all-state fullback at Green Bank High School when he was offered a full scholarship to play for the Mountaineers.

Corbett Davis

Richard Corbett "Corby" Davis (December 8, 1914 in Lowell, Indiana – May 28, 1968 in Houlton, Maine) was an American football fullback.

Craver

Aaron Craver (born 1968), American football fullback in the NFL

Danny Wicks

Scoring a 60 m try: 2008 – Round 6, Newcastle Knights vs Sydney Roosters Wicks managed to score a 60 m try against the Sydney Roosters by outrunning the Sydney Roosters fullback Sam Perrett on Sunday, 20 April 2008

Father was a Fullback

Actress Betty Lynn would achieve immortality almost ten years after making Father was a Fullback as Thelma Lou, Barney Fife's girlfriend in The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968).

Gene Hickerson

Hickerson was born in Trenton, Tennessee located in Gibson County, but played fullback at Trezevant High School in neighboring Carroll County.

Geoff Boyce

At club level Geoff plays for The University of Western Australia Hockey Club (UWAHC), where he was selected at Fullback in the Legends Team at the clubs 80th anniversary in 2004.

Gronkowski

Chris Gronkowski an American football fullback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.

Guy McIntyre

McIntyre was one of the first linemen in the modern age of the NFL to be used as a blocking back/fullback (in Bill Walsh's "Elephant" short-yardage formation); it was when this offense was used in the 1984 NFC Conference Championship Game in the defeat of the Chicago Bears that motivated Bears coach Mike Ditka to use the same formation the following year, with William Perry, the "Refrigerator" as the blocking back, though Perry would also be used as a runner.

H. Lawrence Gibbs

According to Richard Carlton Haney in his book Canceled Due to Racism, the impetus for Gibbs's bill was probably the preceding Sugar Bowl game in New Orleans in January 1956, when the University of Pittsburgh brought a black fullback, Bobby Grier, for the game with Georgia Tech of Atlanta, Georgia.

Henry Schoellkopf

Schoellkopf began his career as a football player at the Cascadilla School, where he played fullback.

Iain Balshaw

As of 2011 Balshaw looks unlikely to make his way back into the squad at fullback, with Ben Foden and Delon Armitage being the regular choices, as well as Mark Cueto's ability to cover the position and the rise of Saxons stars Alex Goode and Mike Brown.

Ickey Woods

Elbert L. "Ickey" Woods (born February 28, 1966) is a former American football fullback who played his entire NFL career (1988 to 1991) with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Jim Criner

He attended Palo Verde Junior College where he was a junior college All-American at linebacker, then transferred to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California, where he was an All-American at linebacker, and played fullback as well.

Jim Schrader

After graduating from Scott Township High School in Carnegie, PA, he went on to the University of Notre Dame, where he played under head coach Frank Leahy who was the former line coach for the Seven Blocks of Granite and played shoulder-to-shoulder with Tackle Art Hunter Guard Menil Mavraides, and Fullback Neil Worden as the main blockers for Heisman Trophy winning running back Johnny Lattner.

Kalle Mäkinen

He was nicknamed "Sergio" because his style of play was similar to that of Spanish fullback Sergio Ramos

Lacey, Washington

There is also speculation that former NFL Washington Redskins Fullback Mike Sellers, a North Thurston High School alumnus, may seek to build a multi-sport event center or football dome in Hawks Prairie, which could attract national competitions.

NFL Washington Redskins Pro Bowl Fullback Mike Sellers graduated from North Thurston High School, and returns to Lacey in the off-season.

Lance Mitchell

Lance Robert Mitchell (born October 9, 1981 in Los Banos, California) is an American football player who is currently a free agent in both the Arena Football League as a Fullback / Linebacker and the National Football League as a Linebacker.

Lenny Simonetti

Simonetti was a standout as a fullback at his Ohio high school before switching to tackle while at the University of Tennessee in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Lofa Tatupu

Tatupu is of Samoan descent; he is the son of the late former USC Trojan and New England Patriots fullback Mosi Tatupu.

Lomas Brown

Behind the blocking of Brown and his Great Wall teammates, the Gators' quarterback Kerwin Bell, fullback John L. Williams and halfback Neal Anderson led the Gators to a 9–1–1 overall win-loss record and won their first SEC championship with a conference record of 5–0–1.

Lorig

Erik Lorig (born 1986), American NFL football tight end and fullback

Luke Lawton

Mel Kiper, Jr. also listed Lawton as the top fullback prospect in the country in 2004 in all divisions.

Mike Guman

He was used mostly as a blocking fullback after the Rams drafted Eric Dickerson in 1983, a position he held for the rest of his career with the team.

Mike Sellers

His stellar performance in the 2008 season allowed Sellers to be selected as the starting fullback for the 2009 Pro Bowl.

Naufahu Tahi

Tahi is cousins with former BYU and former NFL fullback Fui Vakapuna.

NFL Matchup

He is a former fullback and an eight-year veteran, serving five of those years as a starter for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry

Pitt's coach Johnny Majors moved Tony Dorsett to fullback for the second half, and the Panthers went on to defeat Penn State, 24–7, finishing the regular season 11–0, on their way to a Sugar Bowl victory over Georgia and their first National Championship in 39 years.

Ralph Ortega

Two of his Coral Gables Cavaliers football teammates, defensive back Neal Colzie and fullback-linebacker Glenn Cameron, were first-round 1975 NFL Draft picks of the Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals, respectively.

Ron Davenport

Ronald Donovan Davenport (born December 22, 1962 in Somerset, Bermuda) is a former professional American football fullback in the National Football League.

Sandro DeAngelis

DeAngelis starred at fullback and linebacker for St. Joseph’s Collegiate in Buffalo, N.Y. and earned First-Team All-Western New York honours as a kicker in 1999, connecting on four field goals, while kicking 70 percent of his kickoffs into the end zone.

Tony Solin

In 1982 Solin played on the half back flank again and kicked one goal as part of the premiership team, in the 1983 premiership side Solin lined up at fullback playing on Warren Ralph (who kicked three goals but was still well held).

Willie Carne

During the 1994 NSWRL season, Carne played at fullback for the defending premiers Brisbane when they hosted British champions Wigan for the 1994 World Club Challenge.

Zak Hardaker

However, following injury to Brent Webb, he moved to fullback for the latter half of the season and showed excellent form as Leeds defended their Super League title.


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