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fullback
[ fool-bak ]
noun
- a running back who lines up behind the quarterback and is farthest from the line of scrimmage.
- the position played by this back.
- (in soccer, Rugby, field hockey) a player stationed near the defended goal to carry out chiefly defensive duties.
fullback
/ ˈfʊlˌbæk /
noun
- soccer hockey one of two defensive players positioned in front of the goalkeeper
- rugby a defensive player positioned close to his own line
- the position held by any of these players
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Example Sentences
How many times we had seen that fullback miss that block on that end I do not know.
But Kitsch felt the role of Tim Riggins, the gifted fullback from a splintered family, hit closer to home.
One night during his years as a college fullback he took his girlfriend, a basketball player, to see Phantom of the Opera.
One night during his years as a college fullback he took his girlfriend to see Phantom of the Opera.
He lunged forward and crashed against the dark panel near the lock and bolt, with the energy of a college fullback.
For an instant they felt an immense relief, as they crowded around Wilson, the fullback, and clapped him on the shoulder.
The jubilant Army men called on McAlpin, their giant fullback, to buck the line.
As for Bert at fullback, no such demon playing had been seen at West Point for a generation.
The bucking game was not panning out and the ball was passed back to the giant fullback, Livingston, for a kick.
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