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Word: backcourt (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Optimists. Last week, with increased vigilance against backcourt deviationists and Trotskyite dribblers, Soviet basketballers returned to the task laid down by Soccer Fan Khrushchev at the 21st Party Congress- preparing for the withering away of the state in the world of sport. Best guess was that this goal was being pursued without the advice of ex-Optimists Spandarian and Semashko, who had already taken just about all the withering a man can stand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Wither, Oh Wither? | 1/27/1961 | See Source »

Coach Floyd Wilson's crew will play again tomorrow at Brown. Despite the absence of all-Ivy backcourt man Mike Cingiser, the Bruine are just 2-3 for the season. However, one of their victories is over Boston College, an easy winner when they played Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brown to Meet Basketball Team In Ivy Contest Rated Toss-Up | 1/6/1961 | See Source »

Steve Spahn, the jump-shooting Dartmouth backcourt ace, scored the last four points in the half to make the score Harvard 36, Dartmouth 34 at intermission...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dartmouth Defeats Quintet, 68-61, Rallying From Deficit at Halftime | 1/5/1961 | See Source »

Barry Dym, a strong 6 ft., 1 in. guard (he played end at Valley Stream North High School), is averaging 14 1/2 points per game playing in the backcourt. Dym scores consistently on long, left-handed jump shots and slashing drives...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Quintet Wins First Two Contests With Team Play | 12/20/1960 | See Source »

...Yardlings won their second game in as many tries, ripping the Tufts freshmen, 79-45 in the preliminary. Jump-shooting backcourt man Barry Dym led the scorers with 19, three more than teammate Lenny Strauss...

Author: By Steven V. Roberts, | Title: Kelley Leads Rally in Second Half As Crimson Five Triumphs, 66-57 | 12/16/1960 | See Source »

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