Word: jinxes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...college scorer at the University of Miami two years ago, Barry, 22, is the deadliest "gunner" to hit the N.B.A. since Oscar Robertson in 1960. Last season he averaged 25.7 points a game, was voted N.B.A. Rookie of the Year. Star rookies often suffer from "the sophomore jinx" during their second pro season, but Barry is bombarding the basket at a fantastic rate. Last week he poured in 40 points as the San Francisco Warriors beat the Baltimore Bullets 120-110. After 21 games, Rick was averaging 38.5 points per game-almost seven points more than Cincinnati's Robertson...
Fortunately, Sports Illustrated did not jinx Harvard with a cover story this week, and so the Crimson can breathe easy and coast...
TIME went to press last week only a few hours after the undefeated Notre Dame football team met undefeated Oklahoma-and trounced it 38-0. With Quarterback Terry Hanratty and End Jim Seymour on our cover, it seems a good time to debunk the TIME "cover jinx." If an athlete dares to show his face on TIME'S cover, so the old legend goes, he is doomed...
...Jack Nicklaus? Since his June 29, 1962 cover, which marked his victory in the U.S. Open, he has become one of the alltime big money winners in professional golf. "I was more than flattered to be on the cover," says Nicklaus. "It's silly to worry about a jinx...
...fabled Harvard jinx ended with the 13-0 victory over Yale on national television last year. But there still remains the fact that Dartmouth has never lost a game on TV. (Then again, Dartmouth never loses anyway, except in the rain...