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...anyone that follows sports knows, ACL injuries suck. It takes extra-special dedication and presearveance to come back 80 percent of the way, and it is near impossible to come back...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Colby Skelton: An Injured Hero | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

Nevertheless, if I were Skelton, and had the opportunity to trade my ACL for a win over Yale, I'm not sure that I wouldn't do it. (Then again, I've never played a down of football in my life...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Colby Skelton: An Injured Hero | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...Harvard seemed to put it in gear. Skelton ran a reverse to the right side of the field, and there was nary an Eli to been seen. The play propelled the Crimson 38 yards downfield to the Yale five-yard line; however, Skelton tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on the play...

Author: By Matt Howitt, | Title: Harvard Triumphs in The Game, 26-21 | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...When I tore my ACL [anterior-cruciate ligament], people told me I shouldn't play, so I decided I'd do it," he said. "Things have turned out very well for me. It's been a great season...

Author: By Daniel Roeser, | Title: This Game Means Everything to Saunders | 11/19/1993 | See Source »

Gromyko was like a seismograph inserted into the very heart of America's Government, absorbing all the tremors but sending absolutely nothing back. Gromyko talked, but what Reagan heard was right out of the briefing book, a recitation of prejudices, perceived insults and the history of the world acl cording to the U.S.S.R...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Taking Gromyko's Measure | 10/15/1984 | See Source »

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