Word: rakel
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...turned my oack and had to guess, I would have said that it sounded like someone had a baseball bat and cracked a concrete wall with it." Thus did National Basketball Association Referee Bob Rakel describe the roundhouse right from Los Angeles Laker Kermit Washington that sent the Houston Rockets' Rudy Tomjanovich to an intensive-care ward. With a broken nose, fractured jaw and skull, and concussion, Tomjanovich, a four-time All-Star and captain of the Rockets, underwent surgery at week's end and may well be out for the season...
...Washington wheeled and swung, catching him squarely in the face. Tomjanovich, also 6 ft. 8 in., but 10 lbs. lighter, went down like a felled tree, his head striking the hardwood court with a thud. There he lay, unconscious, bleeding from the nose, mouth and ears. Says Referee Rakel: "The whole crowd came to a hush-you could almost hear a pin drop after they saw that man lying there. I hope I never have to witness such a scene again...