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Word: benchman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...sturdy (6 ft. 5 in., 200 lbs.) Ron Bonham, Coach Jucker has the best benchman in the business-a cool-headed righthander whose delicate push shot barely ruffles the basket's netting. Although he plays only about 20 min. a game (v. Center Hogue's 32 min.), Bonham is averaging 12 points a night, is the man Jucker calls on when Cincinnati needs a quick clutch of baskets. Fortnight ago, in Manhattan's Holiday Festival, Cincinnati was trailing St. John's, 30-33, in the final moments of the first half, when Jucker beckoned to Bonham...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Spectacular Sub | 1/12/1962 | See Source »

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