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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...going to compliment Ken Anderson and get away with it. Anderson, 32, hailed last week by a florid Cincinnati sportswriter as "Jack Armstrong come to life in a football uniform," is the classic aw-shucks hero, resolutely unquotable, eager to point out that he is merely one cog in the great Bengal machine. That machine indeed has some brilliant parts, finely tuned by its no-nonsense coach, Forrest Gregg. One All-Pro wide receiver, Veteran Isaac Curtis, has been joined by another, exuberant Rookie Cris Collinsworth. Pete Johnson, a.k.a. the human bowling ball, is a hard-hitting, if not overwhelming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Another Ideal Quarterback | 1/25/1982 | See Source »

...HAMPSHIRE--"We need more than a line and hopefully we have more than a line," says UNH coach Charlie Holt. The Andy Brickley-Dan Forget-Chris Pryor connection may be the best in the East, and Holt hopes his young squad can produce another scorer or two to compliment the trio up front. The other question is a replacement for stalwart netminder Greg Moffett, who graduated after a sterling four years in the Wildcat nets. Todd Pearsob, the back-up-for three seasons, should...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: ...But Boston College Rules The East | 11/24/1981 | See Source »

...always wanted to seem like an outsider, a fresh face. But that was image-building: after all, George McGovern is very much a veteran politician. It is therefore a bit surprising that he doesn't greet you with standard politician's etiquette--no slap on the back, no patronizing compliment for your home state. He just shakes your hand firmly, his youngish face breaking into the familiar half-moon smile, and asks, with genuine interest, what's on your mind...

Author: By Chuck Lane, | Title: Forgotten but not Gone | 10/22/1981 | See Source »

...writing to compliment Crimson reporter Jacob M. Schlesinger for his sensitive and intelligent articles on the six Kennedy Institute fellows. As a reporter, I especially appreciated Schlesinger's grace in reducing hours of interviews to a few essential phrases. Despite his success, however, people are asking me what the devil I meant about Wadsworth, butterflies and newspaper reporters. Please let me clarify...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kudos | 10/19/1981 | See Source »

...most telling compliment to Mubarak's abilities came from Sadat himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sadat: A Faithful Pupil Takes Over | 10/19/1981 | See Source »

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