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From earliest childhood, Stagg recalls, "we used to give one or two cents as our church contribution." Food was plain but plentiful: home-grown vegetables dominated the table, eked out with home-fattened hogs (whose bladders "Lon" used for "pigskins" and ball tossing). Lon swam and skated, got into one-hand and three-hand baseball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Adding Life to Years | 10/20/1958 | See Source »

...sophomore, he is more than a match for the gangling giants he plays against. With his twisting one-hand jump shot Don easily earned the Most Valuable Player award at this winter's Orange Bowl tournament, almost alone has boosted Pitt to a 13-9 record.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Odd Assortment | 3/4/1957 | See Source »

...Smith, a 6-5 forward, is a good re-bounder but doesn't shoot enough. Forward Bob Repette at six feet has a fine one-hand shot and is one of the workhorses of the team. Once he realizes his potential and learns to drive more, he will be much more of an asset to the team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LINING THEM UP | 1/18/1956 | See Source »

...opinion, "he is far and away the most valuable man on the team. He is the best set shot on the team, he has a great deal of drive and he is the team's sparkplug." Dick Hefley is the best of the substitutes and has a good one-hand shot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LINING THEM UP | 1/18/1956 | See Source »

...frequent fouls. The chief beneficiary, the Jumbo center. John Heneghan, was fouled three straight times as he held the ball in the forecourt. Heneghan scored 26 points, high for the night. Crimson coach Norm Shepard tried four different men guarding him. All four were unable to stop his one-hand shots without fouling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Quintet Tops Tufts After Uphill fight, 71 to 65 | 2/5/1953 | See Source »

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