Word: magnusons
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...enthusiastic reporter can get fascinating stories all the time." To catch up on the latest thinking of Oklahoma's Albert, whom he has known well for years, MacNeil spent more than five hours interviewing the new Speaker. In New York, the story was written by Associate Editor Ed Magnuson, whose 23 previous cover stories have included Senator Harry Byrd Sr., William Fulbright and two of TIME'S recent cover appraisals of a Senate graduate-Richard Nixon...
...victories and five ties in their first 34 games. Much of the credit goes to Goalie Tony Esposito, who set a league record of 15 shutouts in his rookie season last year. But at least an equal share goes to another newcomer, a cherubic-looking young fellow named Keith Magnuson, who shows the Hawks how to live up to their name...
...Magnuson's bridgework gleams in a smile of childlike innocence, and bromides fall from his lips like gentle rain. On the ice, beware. The angelic face twists into a toothless snarl, while the bromides give way to threats of mayhem. Magnuson is a "policeman," a player whose job it is to keep the other team in line. Other than football, no team sport puts a greater premium on bodily contact than hockey-the crunching board check, the elbow-flailing combat for the puck behind the net, the boiling free-for-all over real or imagined irregularities...
Like Mashing Marshmallows. Not that Magnuson actually goes looking for a fight. "That would be ridiculous," he says. But when trouble finds him or a teammate, Magnuson goes to work with fists, knees and elbows. No one is immune. The Detroit Red Wings' great Gordie Howe was one of Magnuson's childhood idols, but the very first time the 206-lb. Howe crashed head-on into the 185-lb. Magnuson, the youngster dropped his gloves and started swinging. The hard-nosed old warrior responded by soundly thrashing the rookie with several blows on the head. As he skated...
...Magnuson learned. Mashing rivals into the boards like marshmallows, the feisty young defenseman was involved in so many brawls that he piled up a total of 213 minutes in penalties his rookie season, highest mark in the National Hockey League. Trouble was, he often got as good as he gave. The karate lessons he had taken were of little help. "The secret of karate," he explains, "is using your feet to kick somebody. When your feet are in skates, it's not exactly legal." So during the off season, he studied boxing with former Bantamweight Champion Johnny Coulon. Result...