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With one house, a crumbling blacksmith shop, a dance hall and a combination post office-saloon, Luckenbach belongs on an MGM back lot. Its rise began in 1970 when a slow-talking rancher and raconteur named Hondo Crouch bought up half the town, supposedly because of his unhappiness with the saloon's irregular hours. Soon the place was a laid-back, beer-stocked afternoon retreat for country musicians. Among them: Jerry Jeff Walker, who brought old pals like Willie Nelson by for a visit and in 1973 recorded his Viva Terlingua album there...
...Muhammed, Fran, Hondo, Yaz and The Golden Bear--good luck! Try to follow the examples of Ted Williams, Jimmy Brown, and John Wooden. Get up there with Al Maguire and see what fun it is to be able to watch from a permanent box seat on top of the mountain...
...Died. Hondo Crouch, 60, self-proclaimed mayor of the central Texas town of Luckenbach (pop. 21); of a heart attack; in Johnson City, Texas. Crouch bought deserted Luckenbach "lock, stock and parking meter" five years ago. He invited visitors to such celebrations as a Susan B. Anthony Chili Championship and the Luckenbach World's Fair, which drew 10,000 last year...
...Hondo said he was particularly into the coach. "The coach does have that kind of influence in high school--he's the one who's supposed to guide you through all your problems. But it's kind of unusual for guys to have the same relationship with the coach 20 years later...
...Sweat. Today Havlicek is still a leading scorer in the league and Boston's most prolific shooter. This time, though, "Hondo" Havlicek is the undisputed star. He showed why against the Knicks. In the fourth game, which the Celtics needed to win to take a commanding 3-1 lead, Havlicek played all but three minutes, scored 36 points, called a critical final play, then executed it to ice the game. In the fifth game, Havlicek led the scoring with 33 points and played all 48 minutes...