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Even in a place and time known for excess, Jeffrey Beck, a "rainmaker" who drummed up merger deals for Wall Street's Drexel Burnham Lambert, stood out as one of the most colorful takeover specialists ever to don a power tie. Nicknamed "Mad Dog" for his courage under fire, he regaled friends with tales of his jungle-patrol days in Viet Nam. He talked of his Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and four Purple Hearts. He often told colleagues that he stood to inherit a multibillion-dollar fortune from the German brewery family of the same name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mad Dog's Tales | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

With Melrose incarcerated for two minutes, Brown took the lead on a Joey Beck tap-in. But midway through the close-checking period, freshman forward Steve Flomenhoft flipped a backhander past Brown goalie Chris Harvey for the first of his three goals. Seconds later, Harvard defenseman Brian Popiel, who had tallied his first collegiate goal against Yale, received a Flomenhoft pass and sliced a slapshot over Harvey's shoulder to double his total...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Icemen Enjoy Very, Very Good Weekend | 1/17/1990 | See Source »

Even without two wrestlers from last season's 10-8 squad (3-3 Ivies), Alex Konovalchik at 190 lbs. and Scott Beck at 142 lbs., the Crimson has ample young talent to fill in their wrestling shoes...

Author: By Sandra Block, | Title: Grapplers Enter Season With New Faces, New Maladies | 12/8/1989 | See Source »

...makes it seem as if people are screwing onthe dance floor left and right, which is totallyridiculous," said Scott D. Beck '88-'90. "Surethere's some mistletoe, and some people 'hook up,'but it's harmless fun. It's a good time with maybea little sexual activity going on--there's nothingwrong with that...

Author: By Madhavi Sunder, | Title: Kirkland Master Slams Secret Santa Rituals | 12/7/1989 | See Source »

Jones finished second at last week's HYP's in Princeton, N.J., behind Yale senior Susannah Beck. Yesterday, Jones out-dueled Beck en route to a 22-second victory. Beck had to settle for second-place honors...

Author: By Peter I. Rosenthal, | Title: M. Harriers 6th at Heps; Women 3rd | 10/28/1989 | See Source »

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