The Cavalier daily. :: Wednesday, October 9, 1968 :: University of Virginia Library

Ever since Frank Quayle began
terrorizing oppositions' defenses
and leaving a trail of frustrated
tacklers, superlatives have been
used to describe his running and
receiving. Right now, after only
three games of his third season at
the University, he is the superlative
performer in the ACC.

This past weekend against
Davidson, Quayle carried 17 times
for 153 yards to average about 9.1
yards per carry. This helped the
Wahoos' fortunes in the ACC
immensely. Virginia's rushing total
of 928 is about 160 yards ahead of
N. C. State. Quayle's total of 410
yards is only 100 short of the other
Wahoo runners' collective total.

To be sure, there are other
running backs in the ACC, but so
far they seem pale by comparison.
Buddy Gore of Clemson, an
All-ACC pick, is currently lagging a
distant second with 297 yards. The
Gamecocks' highly touted Warren
Muir is even further back with 222
yards.

Records are made to be broken
and with such playing as the squat,
195 pound tailback has been doing,
some are bound to fall. Two have
bitten the dust already. Quayle's
career total is now 150, 5 more
than the ACC mark set by Wray
Carlton of Duke in '56-'58
Another Blue Devil's record
vanished over the weekend. Quayle
scored 2 touchdowns Saturday to
up the ACC mark to 25, one more
than Jay Calabrese made in '65-'67

Quayle does not just run. He is a
complete halfback. Saturday he
caught 4 passes and collected 85
yards on them. He is ranked in the
ACC statistics with 9 receptions
and 119 yards. On six kickoff
returns he has added another 118
yards. Besides handling the ball, he
is an adequate blocker.

Virginia's All-American
candidate is not as fast as the
nation's big runners, O. J. Simpson
and Leroy Keyes, but he is quick
and has deceptive speed. He has
broken away for some long gainers,
the longest run being 53 yards and
the longest pass reception 60 yards
for a touchdown.

Hitting hard and quick, his
running is characterized by fakes,
moves, and powerful leg work. As
soon as he is hit, he usually spins
and shrugs, using his shoulders to
push tacklers back, gaining extra
yards and sometimes shaking them
off completely to break away again.

With an average of only 15
carries per game, Quayle is not
being overworked. With the running
of Anderson and Wyncoop and the
passing of Arnette to back him up,
he remains a very effective weapon
to be used prudently. Barring
injury, something the tough New
Yorker has not been plagued with,
Quayle can look honestly to an
All-American position and a chance
with his career total of 1892 yards
at passing Buddy Gore who now
has 2092 yards.

Tailback Frank Quayle