Word: dicks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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That proved fortunate, for when Cabrera couldn't bang it over on third down, Columbia coach Bob Naso elected to go for the gimme 18-yard field goal, and when short distance specialist Dick Cory missed it, the Lions came up emptyhanded on their first--and best--drive...
...rushing total set a new school record, and Yale has had some semi-tough halfbacks in its time--Albie Booth, Calvin Hill and Dick Jauron...
...latest rendition of musical managers was written last week in Montreal, where Dick Williams was relieved after five seasons. He was replaced by Montreal's farm-system director, Jim Fanning. For the past two years, Montreal had been in contention until the final weekend, and this year the Expos were determined to go all the way. But a string of losses hurt those hopes, and Williams was shown the door. Oddly enough, even he had been tickled by the icy ringer of Steinbrenner. Williams was offered the post of Yankee manager after Houk departed, but he was then guiding...
...Steinbrenner a convicted liar. Lemon took the Yankees to the World Series championship that year but in one of the game's strangest turnarounds, was himself ousted in June of 1979-in favor of Martin. Martin lasted until the end of the season before departing for Oakland, then Dick Howser moved onto the hot seat. A year later, after winning the most regular-season games in baseball (103, vs. 59 losses), Howser was replaced by Michael...
...precedent, If John Elway, the Stanford quarterback who has already been drafted by the New York Yankees, makes a commitment to either sport and later changes his mind, the Ainge case will be cited as a guideline. Many college athletes in the past were faced with similar decisions; the Dick Groat's, Jake Gibbs', Tim Stoddard's and Dave Winfield's made their decisions, and had to stick by them...