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Word: saban (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Despite the fact that they are hard-boiled pros (getting from $4,000 to $15,000 a season), the players have a team spirit like a prep school squad's. Led by Team Captain Lou Saban, the Browns huddle in the dressing room before a game and pray that they will do their best and enjoy the competition. They finish with the Lord's Prayer. It is not on Coach Brown's orders: he is never present at the praying and does not require it. But, says he, "I'm a God-fearing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Praying Professionals | 10/27/1947 | See Source »

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