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...this corner ... Ed (Too Tall') Jones?" The 6-ft. 9-in. Tennessean played defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys for five seasons, but he has abandoned his $150,000-a-year gridiron career for a shot at professional boxing. "Football was always my third favorite sport," he says. "Basketball is two. Boxing is No. 1." At 28, Jones certainly has a No. 1 physique: he weighs 248 Ibs., has an 88-in. reach (9 ½ in. longer than Muhammad Ali's) and a 15-in. fist (as big as Sonny Liston's). To prepare for his ring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Sep. 10, 1979 | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

Meanwhile, the brand-new coach was busy proclaiming a new era on the gridiron. "I don't know how long it will take us to do it, but we will win," said Chuck Fairbanks. He had better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Power Play | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

Heavyweight Craig Beling, in his first appearance off the gridiron this year, won his opener against B.U. in impressive fashion, 11-0. However, John Allen of UMass pinned Beling in the third period of a tightly fought battle...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Matmen Fall to B.U., UMass in Debut | 11/29/1978 | See Source »

Like the football team on Saturday. Acosta had to come from behind all evening, but unlike the gridiron warriors, he was successful...

Author: By Gideon Gil, | Title: Acosta Coasts | 11/20/1978 | See Source »

...would take a mighty good day on the gridiron, but if all goes well and the Crimson racks up plenty of yardage, Brownie could replace Jim Kubacki in the annals of Harvard football lore as the total offense leader. Right now, he trails Kubacki's 3042 total by 321 yards...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Brown Closes In On Passing Marks, May Pass Kubacki | 11/16/1978 | See Source »

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