Word: olympicsized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Casually dressed, easy of manner, Arledge exudes the smell of success the way Joe Namath exudes Brut. Arledge is a restless competitor (when Son of Sam was caught, Arledge spent the night at police headquarters). He is also a confident gambler. He gambled millions on the 1976 Olympics, and made...
Latin Olympics revel in gender and case
COUNT THE SILVERWARE. In their contacts of late with the outside world, the Russians have usually proved themselves stolidly tough and reasonably honest. Usually. In talks on the television rights for the 1980 Olympics, CBS believed until the last minute that it had concluded a bargain-only to learn that...
University of California Sociologist Harry Edwards, the theorist and leader of the black athletic revolt that culminated in open protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, emphasizes blacks' limited access to other careers and describes the process that follows. He told TIME Correspondent Edward J. Boyer: "With the channeling...
Subsequent research, while limited, tends to confirm Metheny's findings. During the 1960 Olympics in Rome, J.M. Tanner, a British doctor, conducted X-ray and photographic studies of athletes. Tanner too reported that blacks had longer limbs and narrower hips, which for a runner provides a longer stride. According...