Word: gridironers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Pittsburgh and San Francisco-hit the highways in search of blackout-free telecasts. Washington Redskin rooters packed 150 rooms at the Holiday Inn in Bethesda, Md. (40 miles from the stadium). The hotel, which is equipped with an extra-high antenna to pick up Baltimore stations, offered a gridiron buffet of lox, whitefish and onion rolls ($2.25) and a post-game open bar ($3). Fans at the Sheraton Motor Inn in Fredericksburg, Va., known for such victory celebrations as nude swim-ins, this time observed the Redskins' decisive 16-3 win over the Green Bay Packers with a nice...
...Gridiron Club of Greater Boston has announced that Dick Jauron of Yale will receive its Bulger Lowe award as the outstanding college football player in New England...
...Angeles Rams) excitedly describing the play: "The blitz is on. . .a pass to the fullback, screen over the middle. . .twenty-five yards," or perhaps "screen left. . .cornerback. . .great play! . . .makes the tackle. No gain!" Crowd cheers provide an appropriate background. The players move a yard-marker on a miniature gridiron according to the announced result, and another play is chosen. There are special records for punts, fumbles, interceptions and the like, a small scoreboard and even miniature goal posts...
...extremely deep philosophical truth (second only to the ultimate meaning of life) is the fact that now and again Yale seems to beat Harvard on the gridiron. Or more accurately stated. Yale sometimes amasses a greater point total. As far as actual victory or defeat is concerned it is all, as Mr. George Harrison has observed, in the mind...
Take Tom Doyle for instance, the epitome of this Aryan master race. I mean jean, he lived on Kaute Roskne Drive in Mishawaka while I lived on Robinhood Lane, C'mos, I mean it's no wonder my high school got Glitzkredged on the gridiron...