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...exploration in South Texas, wears an elegant suit, a diamond stickpin, alligator boots, a neatly trimmed beard and a full-rigged Stetson. Tuna Lund, a huge fellow from Reno who got his nickname from an oceanic losing streak in Carson City, Nev. (a sure loser is a fish, and a tuna is a big fish), just sits at the table looking massive. He hasn't much choice; but if he's winning (which he is, just now) and you're not, maybe your mind wanders, and you begin wondering just how much he can see through those bottle-bottom glasses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Las Vegas, Nevada The Big Poker Freeze-Out | 6/18/1990 | See Source »

According to Fish, the major burden of the lack of space falls on the JV squads, who are "enormously patient...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Playing the Ultimate Team Sport | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

...Fish--who resigned last year to concentrate on the men's tennis team, which he also coached--and Barnaby closely involved with the program as associate coaches. Fish works with the men's team, and Barnaby coaches the women...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Playing the Ultimate Team Sport | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

...coaches] know that the program can't be anything until the players are a team," Fish says. "That's why it's important that the team sees us work well together...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Playing the Ultimate Team Sport | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

...step in has been both fun an easy because [Fish and Barnaby] are always ready to help out," says Piltch, who served as Fish's assistant for three years before taking over the women's program four years...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Playing the Ultimate Team Sport | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

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