fullback

[ foo l-bak ]

/ ˈfʊlˌbæk /

a running back who lines up behind the quarterback and is farthest from the line of scrimmage.

the position played by this back.

(in soccer, Rugby, field hockey) a player stationed near the defended goal to carry out chiefly defensive duties.

Origin of fullback

First recorded in 1885–90; full¹ + back¹

How many times we had seen that fullback miss that block on that end I do not know.

The Night Vince Lombardi Lay Awake Brooding Over a 49-0 Win |W.C. Heinz |January 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For an instant they felt an immense relief, as they crowded around Wilson, the fullback, and clapped him on the shoulder.

Bert Wilson on the Gridiron |J. W. Duffield
"Fullback's the big problem," said Tompkins, as they started across the field.

Stover at Yale |Owen Johnson
The mainmast was consecrated to the left half, and the mizzen to the fullback.

Football Days |William H. Edwards

I'm hot on the trail of a fullback that will make Ted Coy at his coyest look like the paralyzed inmate of an old man's home.

T. Haviland Hicks Senior |J. Raymond Elderdice
Walbridge and Barclay were a great team in themselves, backed up by Bray at fullback.

Football Days |William H. Edwards

fullback

/ (ˈfʊlˌbæk) /

soccer hockey one of two defensive players positioned in front of the goalkeeper

rugby a defensive player positioned close to his own line

the position held by any of these players