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Word: paydirt (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Hitting Paydirt. The seventh son in a farm family of eight boys and four girls, Glen began to play a guitar at the age of four, when his father through a Sears, Roebuck catalog sent for one priced at $5. He drew on whatever music was at hand: the hymns he sang in the choir at the Church of Christ, homely folk tunes, country pickin' that he heard at the county fair, and records on the radio-especially Hank Williams and Frank Sinatra. By the age of 14, he was proficient enough to say goodbye to school and begin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Singers: The Hip Hick | 1/31/1969 | See Source »

Conway's first interception occurred deep in Quaker territory and set up Harvard's first score. After Penn's defense stopped Gatto at the Penn 25 yard line, Ray Hornblower swept right behind a vicious block by fullback Gus Crim and knifed his way to paydirt...

Author: By Patrick J. Hindert, | Title: Harvard Capitalizes on Mistakes To Humble Undefeated Penn, 28-6 | 11/4/1968 | See Source »

Brown's only score came in the opening seconds of the final period as Wormith took a Phillips pitch from the Harvard nine and bulldozed his way into paydirt. The touchdown was set up by a 57 yard Maznicki option pass to Kontos, the Bruin's outstanding end, who grabbed four throws for 128 yards...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Crimson Eleven Beats Bruins, 21-6 | 11/20/1967 | See Source »

...first play, Gatto somersaulted into paydirt and Wynne split the upright. The score was 20-14, and the once-dying Crimson was very much alive...

Author: By Boisfeuillet JONES Jr. and Lee H. Simowitz, S | Title: DARTMOUTH WINS, 23-21 | 10/28/1967 | See Source »

Disaster struck early for the Crimson, when, in the opening minutes of play, the Holy Cross defense recovered a fumble in Harvard territory. The Crusades wasted no time in posting their first score, as quarterback Mark Mowatt scampered to paydirt from 35 yards...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Holy Cross Gridders Rout Luckless Yardlings, 27-6 | 10/21/1967 | See Source »

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