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...added that the consolation win was overshadowed by the first-round loss, although the Crimson women "did what they...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Radcliffe Cagers Lose Opener; Beat B.C. in Consolation Game | 1/17/1977 | See Source »

...Gray, a black, trumpet-tootling Mississippian, and his sideman, white, fiddle-playing Alabamian John Hannah, are close friends off the field and dominant on it. Tight End Russ Francis brought to the team a free spirit and a Hawaiian hex for use against opponents when he arrived as a first-round draft pick last year. Francis owns his own Beechcraft and zips around in a Maserati when he is not punishing linebackers or breaking into the clear for key receptions. "The car is almost as fast as the plane," Francis says nonchalantly. At 6 ft. 6 in., 240 Ibs., Francis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: New England: Patsies No More | 10/18/1976 | See Source »

...first-round contests will be played on Wednesday. Maryland will play host to Brown, and fourth-seeded Navy will entertain North Carolina. The Terps and the Midshipmen have appeared in the tournament every year since it was started...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NCAA Lax Berths | 5/17/1976 | See Source »

Boston University tangles with Northeastern at Cabot Gymnasium to close out the first-round action...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Cagers Host B.C. Eagles In Annual Beanpot Clash | 1/13/1976 | See Source »

That same year, another lineman made the cut: Joe Greene. Arriving overweight after a contract holdout, the Steelers' first-round draft choice looked like a pushover to some Steeler veterans. As soon as he started blowing by blockers, they knew better. They also learned that off the field Joe is a sensitive, gentle friend, still trying to overcome natural timidity and live down the image that he is a bully. (He got his nickname, which he does not like, while playing football at North Texas State University, where the team was called the "Mean Greens.") "I come off as being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HALF A TON OF TROUBLE | 12/8/1975 | See Source »

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