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Word: rootbeer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...from sloppy individual technique caused by poor condition, the Varsity trainer encourages his charges to get into top physical shape and stay that way all season, with no letdowns for "just one Lucky or one quick beer." The only time a player may legitimately partake of anything stronger than rootbeer is when he's flat on his back on the field inhaling from a bottle of ammonia. On this point, the Varsity footballers agree. "What the hell," most of them will tell you, "it's just common sense...

Author: By Stephen N. Cady, | Title: Sports of the Crimson | 9/27/1947 | See Source »

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