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Word: pick (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard, the rules of the game permitted a player to pick up the ball and run with it or pass it, unlike the other schools which kicked the ball. A player was allowed to tackle an adversary regardless of who held the ball...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Harvard: The Real Home of Football | 11/19/1988 | See Source »

Secondary: Last year it was a weak spot. This year it is just as suspect. Jim Smith, the best athlete in the backfield, has moved from safety to cornerback. Henry Olson has had a tough time. Opposing quarterbacks seem to pick on him. Look for Olson to stun the Elis with a pair of interceptions in The Game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Scouting Report | 11/19/1988 | See Source »

Defensive Line: Right tackle Jim D'Onofrio was a second team All-Ivy pick last year. His defensive mates, Scott Wollam and Glover Lawrence, are big and strong. But in its last two games, Yale has been blown away, falling to Cornell, 26-0, and Princeton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Scouting Report | 11/19/1988 | See Source »

These scenarios may not come to pass, but the only guarantee they won't lies with the fairmindedness of the same population that overwhelmingly passed the measures. The people have empowered themselves with more than the discretion to pick an official language: they have become arbiters over key civil rights. Millions of Spanish-speaking citizens must now hope that these "true blooded Americans" will sacrifice their own self-interests to protect the rights of others...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Se Habla InglŽs | 11/15/1988 | See Source »

...down with a shoulder injury. Kosar endeared himself forever to Clevelanders after his graduation from the University of Miami five years ago when he announced he wanted to play for the Browns. Instead of entering the NFL's regular draft, Kosar opted for the supplemental draft, allowing Cleveland to pick...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: The Death of a Cleveland Brownie | 11/15/1988 | See Source »

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