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Word: cfl (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Cornhusker faithful, Nebraska students and alumni have a reverence for athletes that does not exist at Harvard. Each day, the local newspaper chronicles the professional exploits of former Huskers like Turner Gill (CFL) and the Patriots' Irving Fryar. Students even stare in awe when current players walk into a restaurant or store...

Author: By Andy Fine, | Title: Tales of a Lost Wanderer in Nebraska | 12/5/1989 | See Source »

While Moon enjoyed great success in the CFL and later in the NFL, it was Doug Williams' MVP performance in the Super Bowl last January that shattered many of the myths surrounding Blacks...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: A Successful Few | 10/14/1988 | See Source »

...Yale Athletic Department had shown last November the same "Compton sense" the Canadian Football League (CFL) did recently, Margaret Cimino '87's tragic accident would have avoided. Prior to an important CFI, playoff game, the goalposts were coated heavily with Vaseline. This ridiculously simple trick accomplished what any number of security guards couldn't--perverting an divert bolsters crowd from injuring theorized by a falling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Goalpost Security | 1/16/1984 | See Source »

...National Football League's players are on strike. NBC plans to appease football enthusiasts everywhere, however, with its presentation of a Canadian Football League doubleheader featuring well-known personalities from the 11th round of the NFL college draft. And since the CFL doesn't play on Mondays (people are still wondering if the CFL really plays at all), rumor has it that ABC will instead feature back-to-back action-packed episodes of "Wild Kingdom" and "In Search...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: The Argonauts Are Coming | 9/24/1982 | See Source »

...baseball bargainers failed to meet their objectives. In addition, football players--as well as baseball players--have special skills which--because of the immense popularity of their sport--put them in a secure negotiating position. This Sunday, we are not going to want to watch the third-rate CFL. We crave stars whose names we recognize...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: The Argonauts Are Coming | 9/24/1982 | See Source »

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