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A position on a football team; the person who plays this position(football); (soccer) any of the players behind the forward line.

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Usage examples (33)
  • I called a halfback pass, and Larry Keys threw a two-point conversion pass to Unglaub to win the game, 21–20.
  • That means he must take the blame for calling a halfback option pass inside the red zone in the first quarter.
  • Apart from players such as halfback Richard Kingi, second-rower Kane Douglas, lock/flanker
  • Aspen called a halfback counter.
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