Word: lcc
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Only six years ago, Phills had been playing hockey for both his school and a Montreal city team when the imposition of a rule forced him to drop one of his hockey affiliations. Trying to maintain some school spirit, Phills decided to wrestle for Lower Canada College (LCC). "Wrestling in my high school was for all the rejects from hockey and basketball," Phills recalls. "The guys on the team told me to come out because they needed a heavyweight...
With only a short period of training, Phills produced a banner season in his first year on the mats, claiming the city championship. At that time, hockey was still his prime interest, but wrestling began to occupy more and more of his time and effort. Along with other LCC teammates, Phills ventured to a local training gym to learn from a European coach. There, the future Harvard superstar began to develop the form and the attitude that have carried him to the top of the American wrestling scene...