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Word: mamaliga (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1965-1965
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...train and nothing else," explains Shotputter Matson, a gentle giant who calls everybody "sir" or "ma'am" and hardly goes anywhere without bringing along his pet shot in a brown bowling bag. As far as he's concerned, the M in A. & M. stands for Emil Mamaliga, 44, an assistant coach for the varsity swimming team, who started Randy lifting weights to build up his rangy frame. "You can't fire a 16-in. shell from a PT boat," Mamaliga insisted. "You have to have a big, heavy ship." By last fall's Olympics in Tokyo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Track & Field: The Champ from Pampa | 4/30/1965 | See Source »

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