Jump shift
The jump shift or Heisman shift, was an
snapped and the wall of three blockers charged on.[3] If needed, the center could also snap it to one of the other backs.[4] The phalanx of blockers resembled the yet-to-be developed single wing.[4] The Heisman shift was considered more complicated than its predecessors (say the Minnesota shift).[5]
References
- ISBN 978-1-62024-962-8.
- ^ John Heisman (1922). Principles of Football. p. 267.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Neil R. Kohn (1964). "heisman+shift" The Evolution of Offensive Football, 1913-1963. p. 46.