[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Sack" (U.S. Football)

[Shapiro, Fred]

sack (OED, v.1 d., 1969)

1967 _Press-Telegram_ (Long Beach, Cal.) 14 Aug. C-4/6 (Newspapers.com)

Don Meredith, Jerry Rhome and Craig Morton were sacked five times for losses totaling 57 yards, with Deacon Jones leading the charge.

Fred Shapiro

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