Word: retreads
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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DIED. Willard D. Voit, 69, Los Angeles rubber magnate who turned a struggling company into one of the world's leading manufacturers of inflatable balls; of lung cancer; in Newport Beach, Calif. Though it was Voit's father William who expanded his tire-retread operation into ball manufacturing in the 1920s, it was Willard, company president from 1946 to 1960, who promoted the rubber revolution in athletics. His argument that rubber balls cost less, last longer, retain their shape better and are more water-repellent than their leather counterparts won over U.S. football, soccer and basketball coaches...