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Unfortunately for the sake of conversation, the litany isn't a very long one. After you get past the first few obvious names--Jack Dempsey, Mickey Cochrane, Charlie Conerly--the roster of Celtic greats starts to resemble a "Who's He?" of modern, and not-so-modern, athletics. Real old...

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: When Irish Hearts Are Happy ... | 3/17/1978 | See Source »

What is the best time to retire? Jim Brown, the great running back of the Cleveland Browns, quit at the height of his powers, in 1966, before he began having to fight his age. By contrast, Willie Mays went on until he was 42 and found himself stumbling around under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: To an Athlete Getting Old | 2/27/1978 | See Source »

Benjamin Mays, president emeritus of Morehouse College, on the U.S. today: "If this is a melting pot, I don't want the Negro to melt away."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: | 2/13/1978 | See Source »

The program presented readings describing King's life, including comments from his wife, Coretta Scott King, and Benjamin E. Mays, former president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., King's alma mater. The presentation also included a recording of King's 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech.

Author: By Matthew H. Lynch, | Title: School of Education Observes Martin Luther King's Birthday | 1/18/1978 | See Source »

Who was waiting in the on-deck circle in 1951 when the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hit the "shot heard 'round the world"? Willie Mays. Name three men who hit .400 three times in their careers.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Looking It Up | 1/16/1978 | See Source »

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