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Word: discusion (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Azusa Pacific quickly discovered it had a one-man juggernaut on the field. With a 34-in. waist and 28-in. thighs, Okoye was a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics champion in discus, hammer throw, and shot put competitions. And, in a fateful decision now regretted by many opposing linemen, he opted to try football. "It was strange to me, but I had my size, strength and speed going for me, and I learned as I played," he says. Azusa Pacific football coach Jim Milhon recalls that a teammate once jokingly brought out a cardboard sign with an arrow showing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Kansas City's Gentle Giant | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

...like. He runs a ski college in Aspen, and has made volleyball and badminton instructional videotapes. Using high-speed cameras and computers, he has analyzed and critiqued the techniques of such star athletes as baseball's Reggie Jackson, pro-football quarterback Steve Grogan and Olympic stars Al Oerter (discus throw) and Edwin Moses (hurdles). In tennis, his coaching helped launch the careers of Tracy Austin, Eliot Teltscher and Jim Pugh (a mixed-doubles winner at Wimbledon this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teaching Tennis to Toads Vic Braden, Coach Extraordinaire, Uses Humor and Physics to Show Nonstars | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

Harvard placed first in two events, the discus and the 400 meters, thanks to Nic Sweeney and John...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: W. Harriers Finish 3rd at Heps; Men 6th | 5/8/1989 | See Source »

Sweeney hurled the discus 179-ft., 5-in. to capture the top spot in the event, while Mee outhustled his opponents, finishing his event with a time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: W. Harriers Finish 3rd at Heps; Men 6th | 5/8/1989 | See Source »

...Crimson women also had the top two finishers in the discus, with Cathy Griffin winning the championship and Mara Beverwyk placing second...

Author: By Christopher M. Thorne, | Title: Track Teams Take Greater Boston Titles | 5/1/1989 | See Source »

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