Word: player
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Harvard's opponents in Saturday's home opener, suffered a 10-0 loss at Soldiers Field in the third game of 1978, but went on to win eight of their last ten games after that. This season, 30 lettermen have returned and the average Minuteman outweighs the average Crimson player by about 10 pounds...
...Kosinski idles away his non-writing time indulging in the extravagance of the ultra-rich; the result is Passion Play. Kosinski writes of possessed and spirited men jousting with civilized culture--Don Quixotes turned competent. Introduced as the world's pre-eminent polo player, Fabian, Passion Play's knight errant, is first found scrounging around New York City for a practice field. His dominant talent and penchant for revenge have driven him from the plush meadows of polo estates. Playing one on one matches with wealthy opponents, writing books about the dangers of horse-back riding, living on a retainer...
Midfielder Michael Smith led the Crimson in the sparkling opening minutes. Smith, a superbly skilled player, had several runs down the center of the field that ended in either hard shots or soft drop passes near the penalty...
...office in the New York headquarters of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) is unpretentious enough, strewn with pro-union posters and staffed by an assistant and a secretary. His stockiness, kind eye and tempered assertiveness create an image more of a humbled, once-great football player than of a powerful and controversial leader. But labor organizer Ray Rogers happens to wield a new weapon that may give workers a power far more effective than the traditional boycott or strike...
...senior Hamelin streaked down the left-hand side of the field, beating out a Tufts player and centering a lovely pass to Gately who in turn shot it in the air for Harvard's third point...