T-formation

…Clark Shaughnessy, reintroduced the old T formation, which eventually replaced the single wing as the dominant offensive formation. Quarterback Sammy Baugh and receiver Don Hutson elevated the passing game to new levels, while most college teams still played in a lower-scoring conservative style.

…coach Clark Shaughnessy, revived the T formation and added to it the “man in motion” (a player moving prior to the start of a play).

…with exceptional success the revolutionary T formation offense of the Chicago Bears. The forward-passing feats of Luckman and of his greatest adversary, quarterback Sammy Baugh of the Washington Redskins, terminated a long era in professional football in which offensive strategies were based largely on rushing (running with the ball) from…

…the general revival of the T formation, which had been in disuse for many years.