Word: pros
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Such is the view from behind the face mask of the Dallas Cowboys' Roger Staubach, one of the most calmly efficient quarterbacks in N.F.L. history. At 36, he is at the height of his skills. Roger the Dodger, the U.S. Naval Academy scrambler who came into the pros ten years ago with a pronounced tendency to gallop away with the ball, has long since matured into a sharp-eyed passer whose forte is picking apart the secondary, not romping down the sidelines. To avoid destruction, Staubach goes to ground with a hook slide that would do a major league...
...four points to an unheralded Florida State contingent. North Carolina started Bob McAdoo at center, Dennis Wycick and Bobby Jones at the forwards, and George Karl and WHO at the guards? (Hint: He played one year in the ABA, quite possibly the least talented backcourter ever to make the pros...
...Administration for his efforts to strengthen the alliance's defenses. But he disagreed with Carter's decision to delay development of the neutron bomb, and has expressed serious misgivings about the SALT II treaty. His tough anti-Soviet stance makes him attractive to some Republicans. But party pros say Haig's closeness to Nixon and the Watergate crisis will hurt his presidential chances, though they think he might make a strong candidate for the U.S. Senate, depending on where he settles when he returns...
...proven winner and self-made millionaire with investments in a dozen enterprises, Bryant can comfortably insist that he is just a simple country boy who got lucky. His legacy belies that: 39 former Bryant players and assistants have become head coaches in college or the pros, among them the Houston Oilers' Bum Phillips, Maryland's Jerry Claiborne and the Washington Redskins' Jack Pardee. A total of 47 players have gone on to the pros, including such stars as Lee Roy Jordan, Joe Namath and Ken Stabler...
...pros laud McEnroe's ability to disguise his shots and alter his style. Predicts Borg...