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	September 06, 1954 The Three Basic Split T Plays Herman Hickman

IN QUICK OPENER
(No. 1) quarterback hands ball to halfback who goes inside or outside of tackle.

ON OPTION PLAY
(No. 2) quarterback runs behind scrimmage line, cuts inside if defensive end floats out.

SECOND OPTION
(NO. 3) is same as No. 2 except if end moves in on quarterback, he pitches ball out to halfback.

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SPLIT T: That's the formation most teams use now. Here's how it works - September 06, 1954

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