Bill Carpenter was the lonely end. I saw him play in the late 50's against West Virginia at West Point. He may have been dubbed that by quarterback and team mate Pete Dawkins, who I believe won the Heisman in '58 or '59.
Bill did serve in Vietnam and become noteworthy by calling in fire his own position when about to be overrun by superior NVA forces. I think he was killed and awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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