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Word: blockings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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TACKLES. Dennis Lick, Wisconsin, 6 ft. 4 in., 262 lbs.; and Rod Walters, Iowa, 6 ft. 4 in., 260 lbs. The pros like Lick be cause he "sustains a block," keeping holes open for his running backs and protecting his quarterback for the extra second it often takes to break a big play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: OFFENSE | 12/15/1975 | See Source »

...knock your block off." Only slightly less menacing is Archer, a pass rusher who "mauls" offensive linemen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: DEFENSE | 12/15/1975 | See Source »

...eyed animal at her side is Kojak, a Charolais and Aberdeen Angus steer entered in the annual livestock fair. Kojak, the property of Sir Hugh Froser (who is chairman of Harrods department store), had good reason for uneasiness. Despite his new political connection, he was put on the auction block and bought by butchers to be converted into Christmas roast beef...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Dec. 15, 1975 | 12/15/1975 | See Source »

...captain Mei Embree spearheads a Harvard forte, the high jump. Hunt Block, freshman Geoff Stiles, and junior Steve Hanes could catapult the Crimson to victory in the pole vault, while veteran Ahmed Kayali is the locals' triple-jump threat...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Harvard Grabs Early 12-5 Lead in B.C. Meet; Crimson Thinclads Seek Final Conquest Today | 12/13/1975 | See Source »

...that possibility. "I visualize techniques," he says. "Some of them are just ungodly. Run over a guy, hurdle, jump six feet, put three or four moves on him so he freezes. No flaws. Perfect push and pull on the guard, jump over the center. Another blocker, slap him aside. Block the ball when the quarterback throws it, catch it, and run 99 yards." If that's the defense, Pittsburgh shouldn't have to wait another 42 years to win a second championship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HALF A TON OF TROUBLE | 12/8/1975 | See Source »

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