Fullback (gridiron football) to the role. The position is less frequently used in Canadian football, which focuses more on passing than running the ball. Fullback (gridiron football) A fullback (FB) is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback. Typically, fullbacks are larger than halfbacks and in most offensive schemes their duties are split between power running, pass catching, and blocking for both the quarterback and the other running back. Many great runners in the history of American football have been fullbacks, including Jim Brown, Marion Motley,
Jim Ridlon to halfback in the same backfield with Jim Brown and registered a school record 3 touchdown receptions in one game. As a senior in a game against Holy Cross, he scored in three different ways (reception, run and interception). In 1990, he was inducted into the Syracuse University Sports Hall of Fame. Ridlon was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round (39th overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft. In his second season, he was a starter at [Safety (American and Canadian football position)|safety]], registering 4 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries. He would later play mostly as a