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...College, a bullet thrower who also excels at punting and place-kicking. Then came the surprises. After a brilliant season, Notre Dame Quarterback Joe Theismann languished until the fourth round before going to the Miami Dolphins; at 6 ft., 170 lbs., he may seem a mite slight to the pros. Far ahead of him were a dozen or more "sleepers"-little-known players from little-known schools that the scouts have been keeping a secret eye on. The St. Louis Cardinals bypassed several more-established stars to grab Norm Thompson as their first-round choice; a defensive back from Utah...
From inside the White House came other doubts that Nixon really knows how to deal with tough legislative pros. He may berate them in public after he has lost a battle, but he shies away from confrontations in private. In the past when he was hustling votes on a bill, his tete-a-tetes with Senators and Congressmen have begun with the preface, "I understand your problems?and if you can't come with us, I'll understand." So a legislator leaves feeling that no commitment was asked or given. But if he votes his constituency against the White House...
They said I was too small to play in high school. I made All-America. Then they said I cou'dn't play in college. I made All-America three years running. Now they say I can't play in the pros. Well, damn, I know...
...Calvin Murphy is the shortest player in the National Basketball Association-and one of the tallest in determination. When he was drafted by the San Diego Rockets last year, many of the pros predicted that he would be overshadowed like a sapling among sequoias. Now, at the midpoint of his rookie season, Murphy is developing into one of the best little big men in the league. In his last four games he has averaged 15 points while bedeviling his taller rivals with his darting speed and an incredible spring that, says Teammate Elvin Hayes, "allows him to play...
...will take Murphy a bit longer to come up to his own standards. Like Rookie Pete Maravich of the Atlanta Hawks, he is still making the difficult adjustment from the high-scoring college "gunner" to the all-round player demanded by the pros. Primarily, he is working on defense and on passing off to the open man in offensive patterns -skills that were of secondary importance when he played for Niagara University and averaged 33.1 points per game, the third highest career mark in N.C.A.A. history. Murphy has no trouble hitting the hoop; though used sparingly in the early part...