Word: fame
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...DIED. ELROY ("CRAZYLEGS") HIRSCH, 80, Hall of Fame Los Angeles Rams' receiver who resurrected his career after a stint as a running back with the woeful Chicago Rockets; in Madison, Wisconsin. Hirsch, who gained his nickname from his ungainly running style, suffered three injury-plagued losing seasons with the Rockets. But at Los Angeles, Hirsch became one of American football's first great receivers, catching 10 touchdown passes during the team's 1951 championship season...
Beanpot Hall of Fame...
...lone bright spot on the evening for the Crimson came from Harvard hockey alum Bob Bland ’62, who was inducted into the Beanpot Hall of Fame. Bland, a Crimson goaltender from 1960 to 1962, was named the Tournament MVP in 1960 for helping the Crimson win the ‘pot. And with Bland as a backstop, Harvard won the hometown trophy again...
...found it offensive that in your section of people who had "15 Minutes of Fame" in 2003 [Dec. 29--Jan. 5], you included mountaineer Aron Ralston, the climber who had been pinned by a boulder and freed himself by cutting off his arm. What Ralston did was courageous and necessary to save his life. Instead of having 15 minutes of fame, Ralston I am sure would rather still have his right arm. JUDY SEBASTIAN Chester Springs...
...confession can compensate for the damage he has done to the game and those around it. He surely has no case for being let back on the field as a manager. As for keeping him off the field but allowing him to be a candidate for the Hall of Fame, I would not, as commissioner, take the risk. By reinstating him, I would be watering down the antigambling deterrent that has been effective for more than 80 years. Such a decision would not be popular, perhaps, but there are times when a public-opinion poll does not produce a principled...