We called it both on the playground

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Author: AlbanyIRISH (26540 Posts - Original UHND Member)

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Circa early to mid 80's.

I loved that game.

Kind of reminds me of when Rocket Ismail played for Notre Dame
Invincibility with no vulnerability

What red-blooded American boy doesn't recall playing "kill the carrier" as a lad? [LINK] - MAS - 7:20pm 12/12/25 (6) [View All]
- We called it both on the playground - AlbanyIRISH - 8:52pm 12/12/25
  - In NJ: “kill the guy with the ball” [NT] - Chris94 - 11:01pm 12/12/25
  - I never heard anyone call it anything but "Smear the Queer." [NT] - MAS - 9:02pm 12/12/25
    - We called it simply "kill the guy w/ the ball". [NT] - ELP - 9:09pm 12/12/25
      - That's a longer name, not a shorter one. If any kid had called it that where I grew up, we would've - MAS - 9:51pm 12/12/25
  - We played it all the time in 1960s Gary, Indiana. No rules. No teams. No score. - ELP - 9:00pm 12/12/25

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