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Word: northington (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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This season the N.A.l.A. has nurtured a host of prospects who figure to make it in the pros, including Greg Northington, a 7-ft. 1½. center from Alabama State who averages 20 rebounds per game; Georgetown's Ken Davis (32-pt. average); and Mike Ratliff, a rugged 6-ft. 10-in. junior center from Eau Claire. But four players in particular, according to the scouts, have "can't miss" written all over them. Travis Grant of Kentucky State, a 6-ft. 8-in., 225-lb. forward, is rated by a Knicks scout as "the best shooting forward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Thinking Small Pays Big | 3/22/1971 | See Source »

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