1American Football An offensive back who lines up outside an end.
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The key block was thrown by a wingback named Tom Coughlin.
Linebacker Joey Porter spent his first two seasons at Colorado State at H-back, and in high school he played wide receiver and wingback.
Solich will have quarterback Eric Crouch, wingback Bobby Newcombe and those silos known as Nebraska offensive linemen returning, so the Huskers figure to keep on rolling.
Ford City running back Aaron Bell carried 11 times for 75 yards and two touchdowns, while sophomore wingback Derek Bush led the Sabers with 84 yards and a score on just nine trips.
That position has him lining up in a variety of alignments, including tight end, wingback, and fullback.
2Soccer A player who plays in a wide position on the field, taking part both in attack and defense.
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I suppose I would have to say left back because that is where I have played most of my career, but I can also play in a wing back role or on the left side of midfield.
St. Pat's were reduced to 14 men when their wing back and captain Andy Jameson was sidelined on a second yellow card midway through the second half.
The wing back had been the Celtic player closest to Larsson when he collapsed in a challenge with Lyon defender Serge Blanc.
Last month's signing of Peter Kennedy has had some people speculating that Paul Jewell might be ready to experiment with a wing back system with three centre backs in defence.
We see him as a wing back because as an out and out winger he can deliver a good ball and at only 19 he has got bags of potential.
Definition of wingback in US English:
wingback
nounˈwiNGbak
1American Football An offensive back who lines up outside an end.
Example sentencesExamples
The key block was thrown by a wingback named Tom Coughlin.
Linebacker Joey Porter spent his first two seasons at Colorado State at H-back, and in high school he played wide receiver and wingback.
Solich will have quarterback Eric Crouch, wingback Bobby Newcombe and those silos known as Nebraska offensive linemen returning, so the Huskers figure to keep on rolling.
Ford City running back Aaron Bell carried 11 times for 75 yards and two touchdowns, while sophomore wingback Derek Bush led the Sabers with 84 yards and a score on just nine trips.
That position has him lining up in a variety of alignments, including tight end, wingback, and fullback.
2Soccer A player who plays in a wide position on the field, taking part both in attack and defense.
Example sentencesExamples
I suppose I would have to say left back because that is where I have played most of my career, but I can also play in a wing back role or on the left side of midfield.
St. Pat's were reduced to 14 men when their wing back and captain Andy Jameson was sidelined on a second yellow card midway through the second half.
The wing back had been the Celtic player closest to Larsson when he collapsed in a challenge with Lyon defender Serge Blanc.
Last month's signing of Peter Kennedy has had some people speculating that Paul Jewell might be ready to experiment with a wing back system with three centre backs in defence.
We see him as a wing back because as an out and out winger he can deliver a good ball and at only 19 he has got bags of potential.