Word: career
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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DeNunzio--seeded seventh in the tournament--ended his spectacular wrestling career by making Harvard history yet again. Finishing fourth in the 141-pound weight class, DeNunzio became the second wrestler ever at Harvard to earn All-American accolades twice...
...York said one of the biggest differences between the sexes lies in their views on career paths...
...seasons he missed to serve in the Army. Like Williams, with whom he was eternally yoked at the center of the Boston-New York rivalry, DiMaggio saw the heart of his career cut out by the sharp edge of war. From ages 28 to 30, he was AWOL from the thing he did best, at the time of life when he probably could have done it better than ever...
...better get used to her name. It's pronounced Sha-MEEK-Wah. Meek for short, but don't let that fool you. She's 6 ft. 2 in., with 2,928 points (and 1,261 rebounds) so far in her amateur career. Last month she sailed past New York Knick Allan Houston's record to become U.T.'s highest scorer ever, then beat out Heisman-trophy winner Ricky Williams to grab the prestigious Sullivan Award for best amateur. No matter what happens in the current NCAA tournament (she's led her team to three titles already), when she leaves college...
...tune his violin for him because his fingers were too small. A New York-born Jew who lived in London, Menuhin was endlessly open-minded--he loved the Beatles and jammed with Ravi Shankar--and was consumed with using his music to promote world peace. Of his 75-year career, which included establishing schools for young musicians, playing for World War II soldiers and associating with individual Germans during the war (which enraged many Jewish groups), he said, "I am convinced that music can bring men closer together...