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Such is the view from behind the face mask of the Dallas Cowboys' Roger Staubach, one of the most calmly efficient quarterbacks in N.F.L. history. At 36, he is at the height of his skills. Roger the Dodger, the U.S. Naval Academy scrambler who came into the pros ten years ago with a pronounced tendency to gallop away with the ball, has long since matured into a sharp-eyed passer whose forte is picking apart the secondary, not romping down the sidelines. To avoid destruction, Staubach goes to ground with a hook slide that would do a major league...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Super Duel at the Super Bowl | 1/22/1979 | See Source »

...Wednesday, when Vance phoned to report that the Middle East peace talks had hit serious snags, Carter told him in cryptic language?even though he was using a scrambler phone?that the agreement with Peking was almost set. The President referred to it as "the matter that only five of us are involved in." After several more exchanges of cables with Peking, Brzezinski informed Carter at about 1 p.m. Thursday that work on the communique was finished. The President smiled and said, "Good deal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Carter Stuns the World | 12/25/1978 | See Source »

...asked them to sign on as consultants. They refused again. But then the U.S. Patent Office rejected their application for a patent. Reason: NSA had decided that the sale of phasorphones might endanger national security. The agency was willing to reconsider, however, if the inventors would explain how the scrambler works...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Bureaucratic Scramble | 10/2/1978 | See Source »

Brosens is a quietly intense, emotional player, a scrambler who should have an edge over Havens in terms of court position. Havens is equally intense, a hard hitter whose sole weakness may be his mobility...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Matchups: | 2/4/1978 | See Source »

Coach Sanders characterized Healy as "A very quick young man. He's a scrambler and when he's in there he'll be extented to gamble, causing charging fouls and in general pressuring the other team...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Hoots, Healy Will Take Up Crucial Places As Cagers Attempt To Fill Personnel Cavities | 11/22/1976 | See Source »

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