Fullback
Fullback noun - (American football) the position of a back on a football team.
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Halfback
Halfback noun - (American football) the position of a back on a football team.
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- tackle and fullback
- tackle and halfback
- back and fullback
- back and halfback
- lineman and fullback
- lineman and halfback
- footballer and fullback
- footballer and halfback
- quarterback and fullback
- quarterback and halfback
- flanker back and fullback
- flanker back and halfback
- tailback and fullback
- tailback and halfback
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Pro: A set in which the fullback and the halfback (or two halfbacks, or two fullbacks) line up at the same depth from the quarterback.
Source: Useful Notes / American Football - The fullback will usually (ironically) line up behind the quarterback, with the halfback behind him.
Source: Useful Notes / American Football - The running backs, often subdivided further into halfback, or tailback and fullback roles (while they remain distinct roles, the names no longer accurately describe the differences).
Source: Useful Notes / American Football
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