Word: jims
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Missouri's attorney general John C. Danforth, 40, easily won the U.S. Senate seat long held by Democrat Stuart Symington; by the size of his victory, Danforth almost automatically becomes a G.O.P. force to be reckoned with. So does Illinois' new Governor James R. ("Big Jim") Thompson, 40, the tough prosecutor who swamped the hand-picked nominee of the Daley machine...
James ("Big Jim") Thompson, 40, who in four years as U.S. Attorney put dozens of Mayor Daley's underlings into the slammer for various forms of corruption, easily knocked off another Daley lieutenant, jowly Democrat Michael Hewlett, to win the state's governorship by more than a million votes. A Republican liberal, Thompson rolled up heavy majorities in conservative downstate Illinois and Chicago's suburbs; he even made inroads into the traditionally Democratic black wards of Chicago...
Stifling the Elis for no gain in three attempts, Harvard assumed excellent field position for its first plays before quarterback Jim Kubacki lobbed a pass into the waiting arms of Yale's Bill Crowley at the Crimson 38-yard line...
...passing attack isn't nearly as potent as it was last year when Gary Fencik made 42 catches for 729 yards. This year, Yale receivers have pulled in a total of 40 passes. Phillips has thrown less than half as many passes as Jim Kubacki, but of the 59 he's thrown, 31 have been completed...
...Jim Kubacki and you can justify it. You're good, you've got professional scouts peeking around at you, it might mean a job someday. You're Tommy Winn, you're a hero, you're breaking records and everything, or you're Tommy Joyce, defensive standout and you're always in there tackling somebody...