Word: devaney
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Local loyalties were an important factor, and the most popular nonpolitical Man of the Year was Bob Devaney, coach of the University of Nebraska's championship football team. "He taught his team to play football the right way," explained one second-grade gridiron fan. Another contender not in public office was John Wayne ("He is one of the few actors who has not appeared on the screen in his birthday suit. As a minor I protest against all these R and X movies"). There was even evidence of Women's Lib on the grammar school level. A fifth...
...lead back with -surprise!-another touchdown pass to Harrison. Eating up the clock, Nebraska launched a 74-yd. drive climaxed by Kinney's fourth touchdown of the afternoon. Final score: Nebraska 35, Oklahoma 3 1. After receiving a congratulatory telephone call from Richard Nixon, Nebraska Coach Bob Devaney pronounced the game "the greatest victory of my 14-year career...
...strong finish by captain Keith Colburn in Friday's Mike Devaney 1000-yard run enabled him to break his Harvard record and equal the former American indoor mark while taking second place with...