Word: hein
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Better Than Good. Good players do not necessarily make good coaches-but Russell's credentials are better than good. Intensely competitive and emotional ("He has left his lunch in men's rooms all over the country," says Hein-sohn), Russell played center on the U.S. team that won a gold medal at the 1956 Olympics, joined the Celtics during the 1956-57 season, and led them to their first N.B.A. title. With the exception of 1958, when Russell was nursing an injury, the Celtics have won the championship every year since. Last week they were just one victory...
...walking wounded. San Francisco's Gary Phillips was out for the duration with a back injury, Guy Rodgers was playing with a dislocated thumb, and Al Attles was limping around with a pulled thigh muscle. Boston's John Havlicek had a gash on one knee, and Tommy Hein-sohn sported a magnificent shiner...
...Monday President. Fokker is run by a troika of joint managing directors: Frits Diepen, 47 (sales and service); Hein During, 58 (finance and administration); Egbert van Emden, 47 (production and development). "Every Monday morning," says Diepen, "we sit down together and are the president." But having three pilots has not stunted Fokker's growth. Its sales have been steadily rising despite The Netherlands' severe labor shortage, are now running at an estimated $125 million a year...
Sunken Caissons. In a country where three-fifths of the population live on land reclaimed from the sea, the closure was a national event. Dutchmen the nation over sat glued to their TV sets; Queen Juliana herself was on hand aboard the royal yacht Piet Hein...