Word: lamar
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...ever fetched (see ESSAY). In all, the 264 works by 146 American painters of the 19th and 20th centuries posted a record for a sale of U.S. art: $6,750,950. The Icebergs, a flamboyant canvas by one of America's best landscapists, was bought by Texas Oilman Lamar Hunt. Despite its size (9 ft. by 5 ft.), weight (more than 500 lbs. with frame) and fame, the painting had disappeared for more than a century until it was rediscovered last June in a penny-pinched English juvenile home...
...accustomed to the luxury of a double-figure lead, Crimson coach Frank McLaughlin got overconfident and replaced his five regulars with the second team after nine minutes. Highly-touted freshman guard Calvin Dixon and classmate Lamar Flatt, who is Harvard's one legitimate big man at 6-ft., 9-in., led the resulting mayhem. The subs put the ball everywhere but in the basket...
Unlike the disaster against Wagner Friday night, the Fordham game had its bright spots. The brightest was the performance of 6-ft. 9-in. freshman forward Lamar Flatt, who scored 14 points and grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds...
This year's annointed New Big Man is Lamar Flatt, 6-ft, 9-in., 220 lbs. out of Clemson, S.C., another town noted for its hoop proclivities. Allen calls Flatt "a really strong offensive man," on a team that will struggle for every fieldgoal...
Other award winners included: middle guard George Jackson (William Paine LaCroix Trophy for enthusiasm, sportsmanship, loyalty and team spirit), linebacker Matt Sabetti (Robert F. Kennedy Award for desire, determination and willingness to work), and quarterback George Hodakowski and center Dave Scheper (Henry N. Lamar Award for dedication and concern for one's teammates...