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Word: quarterback (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...righties go, they're all back except for Werly, and all good. Senior Steve Baloff (2-1, 2.39) and displaced quarterback Larry Brown (4-0, 2.40) have been the best of the lot, but don't dare take Ron Stewart (6-3, 3.26), Timmy Clifford (4-0, 1.77), or reliever Rob Alevisos (0-1, 2.25) lightly, because the hitters...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Harvard Baseball '78: This May Be 'Next Year' | 3/22/1978 | See Source »

...influx of aggressive new talent (prodigal swingman Don Chaney, quarterback-with-a-new-lease-on-life Ernie DiGregorio, and unfortunate-victim-seeking-asylum-and-full-time-power-forward Kermit Washington), reincarnation of former pouters like Sidney Wicks and Curtis Rowe, and long-awaited discipline to present pouters like JoJo White have finally given Sanders supporting players for Dave Bing, Dave Cowens and John Havlicek...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Pot Pourri: March's Most Popular Pastime | 3/16/1978 | See Source »

...Haden, Los Angeles Rams quarterback, on his Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford: "The Rhodes has made football seem less important to me; it brings it down to earth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Mar. 13, 1978 | 3/13/1978 | See Source »

MARRIED. Billy Kilmer, 38, Washington Redskins quarterback; and Sandy Scott, 35, a Delta Air Lines stewardess; both for the second time; in Las Vegas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Mar. 6, 1978 | 3/6/1978 | See Source »

There are relatively few athletes whose glories and declines seem to acquire an emotional importance. Quarterback Joe Namath, who retired several weeks ago after 13 years in pro football, is one. In his early years with the New York Jets, Namath's popular image had more to do with booze and stewardesses than football. His feats alone brought the upstart American Football League into parity with the National Football League. But like Ali, Namath's lasting imprint in memory involves certain splendidly perfect moves: his flickingly fast release of passes, his clairvoyant readings of defenses and where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: To an Athlete Getting Old | 2/27/1978 | See Source »

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