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double wingback formation

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noun

Football.

  1. an offensive formation in which two backs line up at opposite ends of the backfield about one yard outside of the ends and about one yard behind the line of scrimmage.

Etymology

Origin of double wingback formation

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

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In the Rose Bowl in 1925, his team showed a flashy double wingback formation against Knute Rockne's Four Horsemen of Notre Dame.

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