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Look up: quarterback

  1. quarterback
    [n] - (football) the person who plays quarterback 2. [n] - the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team 3. [v] - play the quarterback, in football
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. quarterback
    signal caller noun the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; `quarterback is the most important position on the team`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  3. quarterback
    signal caller noun (football) the person who plays quarterback
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  4. quarterback
    (from the article `football, gridiron`) ...the 1930s, but college football remained fundamentally a power running game into the 1980s. College coaches` most distinctive innovations in the ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/q/4

  5. quarterback
    the leader of a team`s offense, he takes the snap from the center and either hands the ball to a running back to run with, passes it to a receiver or runs with it himself; he also communicates each play to his teammates.
    Found on http://www.firstbasesports.com/football_

  6. quarterback
    an offensive player who lines up behind the center, from whom he takes the snap.
    Found on http://www.instantactionsports.com/sport

  7. Quarterback
    `Quarterback` (`QB`, originally called `blocking back`) is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line. Quarterbacks are the leaders of the offensive team, responsible for calling the play in the huddle. ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterback

  8. Quarterback
    (arcade game) `Quarterback ` is a 2-player American football arcade game released by Leland in 1987. `"QUARTERBACK"` is a One-Player or Two-Player interactive football game with all the exciting sounds and hard-hitting action of the real thing. On `Offensive`, the play...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterback

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14 February 2012

This day in history:
/calendar/ February 14 is Valentine's Day. Although it is celebrated as a lovers' holiday today, with the giving of candy, flowers, or other gifts between couples in love, it originated in 5th Century Rome as a tribute to St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop. The first Valentine card grew out of this practice. The first true Valentine card was sent in 1415 by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London at the time. Cupid, another symbol of the holiday, became associated with it because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Cupid often appears on Valentine cards. read more

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