[Ads-l] Antedating of "Alley-Oop" (Adjective)

[Shapiro, Fred]

alley-oop, adj. (OED 4 Nov. 1957)

1957 Oakland Tribune 7 Oct. 41/4 (Newspapers.com)  Time was running out on Tittle ... when he sent [R. C.] Owens out on what has become known to his teammates as an Alley Oop pass pattern — run straight down the field, jump up in the air and catch the ball.

Fred Shapiro

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