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...running back rushed for 6,137 yds. in high school and set national records by scoring 85 touchdowns, 45 of them during his senior year. He was also state champion in the shotput (54 ft.) and the 100-yd. dash (9.5 sec.). Son of a chalk-mine foreman, Walker graduated with honors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: How 'Bout Them Dawgs? | 12/1/1980 | See Source »

David slaying Goliath, the Greeks at Thermoplylae, the American Revolution, the Six-Day War, the Miracle Mets, and now chalk up one more to the underdogs: The Game...

Author: By Daniel S. Benjamin, | Title: The Shock Of 1979 | 11/22/1980 | See Source »

...school was celebrating its Ivy League centennial and its homecoming weekend, and the odds were stacked against the Crimson from the start. With first-string quarterback Brian Buckley sidelined by knee problems and running backs Jim Callinan and Paul Scheper out with injuries, Harvard did not figure to chalk up an easy win against preseason Ivy favorite Dartmouth, especially in the Big Green's belligerent backyard...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Green With Envy | 10/20/1980 | See Source »

Otis gave Kansas City the lead with a two-run bases filled double to left scoring Willie Wilson and pinch hitter Dave Chalk. John Wathan knocked in Otis with a sacrifice fly for the Royals fourth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Phillies Capture Second Straight Over Royals, 6-4 | 10/16/1980 | See Source »

Despite an assessment showing the land worth nearly $750,000, the city went ahead with the taking and offered only $480,000, hoping they could persuade the University to chalk up the difference to good public relations...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Embarrassing Reappraisal | 9/27/1980 | See Source »

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