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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reason for the confidence may be the first-ever pre-season practice held for rugby. "These are the best practices I've seen since I've been here," Co-Captain Ray LaRaja says. "There is almost a cocky attitude, which is good because rugby is an arrogant sport with a lot of intimidation...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Confidence | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...course, many Crimson teams will benefit from the contributions of non-recruits and walk-ons--not to mention the two-sport athletes recruited for other squads...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Future Major H's Hit the Yard | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

Elbaum, who until recently was a pre-med, challenges the stereotype. "I haven't seen all the stereotypical people, very few stab-you-in-the-back pre-meds," he says. "There are pre-meds probably involved in every sport. I don't think anyone is a total geek...

Author: By Julie L. Belcove, | Title: Harvard Life | 9/18/1986 | See Source »

...women's volleyball team, says Stephanie A. Salinas '87, is low-pressured. "Sometimes I wish it were more serious on the volleyball team," she says. "If you really love the sport, it's nice to play with people who are really dedicated...

Author: By Julie L. Belcove, | Title: Harvard Life | 9/18/1986 | See Source »

There seems to have been golf before Dwight Eisenhower, Bobby Jones, Bob Hope and Arnold Palmer, though in terms of general popularity, this was the sport's first foursome, and Palmer its original athlete. "Where Arnold changed the game," Player thinks, "was the way he looked at people. It made them look at golf." Player was a hole ahead of Palmer and standing beside the third green when Arnold bounced his first five-iron into the cup. As Palmer said later, "I saw him standing there. I thought for a moment. I wanted to hit a good one." Another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Two Aces and a King | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

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