Word: rick
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Rugged Red-Dogging. Sunday after Sunday, pro quarterbacks have learned that whatever play they call, Huff is likely to be in front of it. Sam Huff is strong enough to flatten a plunging fullback such as the Chicago Bears' Rick Casares (6 ft. 2½ in., 225 Ibs.), swift enough to recover from a block in time to nail a halfback sprinting around end, smart enough to diagnose pass patterns and throw an offensive end off stride with an artful shoulder. But Huff is at his rugged best when he knifes through the line and "red-dogs" a quarterback...
...foreign and domestic students, "the most complex of the Ivy schools." But certain aspects of the administration's wide-eyed reaction to the off-the-beaten-path undergraduates suggests Penn is not so catholic as it might seem. Dean Pitt, arguing the case for diversity, used for an example, "Rick Cuthbert, our hurdles record-holder. He's a fraternity member, but he lives in a dorm because he wants to meet all sorts of interesting people. He has just met a Chinese boy who is absolutely fascinating." And Willis J. Winn, Dean of the Wharton School, countered charges of harboring...
...central character, a little girl named Rick, leads much the same kind of life that Author Dermout herself knew...
...Politician. Peppery Rick, trim in mufti, started right off lecturing the Kozlov party. "It is incumbent on all politicians and statesmen," said he, "to realize their great moral responsibility in handling a force" such as atomic energy. As the tour began, Rickover began stepping up the voltage. "Are you smart enough to understand everything I explain to you?" he asked. "Da," grinned Kozlov. Pointing out a relatively simple, 2,300-volt pump, Rickover cracked: "Even a politician can understand this." A few minutes later, without batting an eye, the admiral announced: "We can detect your bomb explosions." Kozlov guffawed. Said...
Wood, who played at number six, is the only other senior in the top six. He was unbeaten until the Yale match, and lost to Eli Rick Wallace only after a long and difficult fight. He and Weld, as well as Jim Cameron, Laurie Pratt and Scott Custer, will be missed...