Word: clutching
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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HUBERT ("Horatio") HUMPHREY a.k.a. HHH, pinch-hitting veteran: The 'old man' of the club; in his fourth major league season; long ball threat although has never come through in the clutch; once on bases loves to run, although his legs went three seasons ago; once described as "deceptively slow;" could appear in the line-up at any time...
Sprinter Todd Hooks and leaper Mel Embree paced the thinclads to victory with two wins each, but it took a clutch Crimson victory in the mile relay and a high jump sweep to ensure the meet's outcome in the closing moments...
...Clutch Performance...
Brian Petrovek came up with a clutch performance in the third period as a very hungry Providence squad swarmed all over the Harvard net. Petro made 17 saves in the period, almost as many as he made in the first two combined...
...speed in the 40-yd. dash, has impressed the scouts by catching 47 passes this season despite frequent triple coverage. Owens, whose older brother Steve was a Heisman Award-winning running back for Oklahoma six years ago, "doesn't have size or speed but makes the clutch catch." Even though Oklahoma won the Big Eight title this year with a minimum of passing, the scouts say another top wide receiver is Owens' teammate Billy Brooks...