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With the Crimson holding a slim two point margin in the last two minutes, Heisler -- called Yank because he was born on the Fourth of July -- dropped in a pair of free throws. Then Purdy and Listenbee also canned a pair, and O'Neil chipped in a layup at the buzzer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Frosh Five Stuffs Brown, Takes Eighth Win, 78-74 | 2/16/1967 | See Source »

...Johnson, who replaced captain Gene Dressler at guard, scored on four points, but made one of the most eye popping defensive plays of the season. Johnson stopped a layup by 6 ft. 10 in. Tom Mallison, deflecting the ball high in the air. Almost in the same motion, Johnson leaped out of bounds to save the ball with an in-bounds bounce pass. Magnificent...

Author: By Joel R. Kramer, | Title: Princeton Drops Crimson, 90-46 | 1/16/1967 | See Source »

...crying on the inside, warming a cold old hope of playing with the pros. What happens to his hope is fast, funny, touching and, as Mack's life dribbles aimlessly toward a goal it will never make, profound. With a sort of sneaky reverse-layup poetry, Neugeboren illuminates one of the great and terrible questions of life: "What happens when you can't do the thing you love...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The First Novelists: Skilled, Satirical, Searching | 8/12/1966 | See Source »

...score was tied six times between 61-61 and 71-71 before Conley, who was a doubtful starter because of a flu attack, scored on two free throws. Dampier, an All-American, passed to Pat Riley on a fast break and then scored with a layup to give Kentucky a 77-71 margin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Miners, Wildcats Win NCAA Semis Teams Will Meet in Finals Today | 3/19/1966 | See Source »

...Barry Williams gave Harvard a little breathing room, but Dartmouth came charging back again. Pete Dunlop, a 6-5 forward who had 28 points for the game, scored on a three point play, swished two jump shots from the corner, then stole the ball and scored on a layup. That made it 56-54 with 7:33 to play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Neville Leads Crimson in 74-70 Win; Hoopsters Capture First Ivy Victory | 1/20/1966 | See Source »

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