Word: stardom
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tall but otherwise physically mediocre, white boy from Crystal City, Missouri, triumphs in a black, city game played by the likes of Wilt Chamberlain. The religio-scientific devotion of the American athletic dream dug in and hurled the banker's son into collegiate, international, and eventually professional stardom. Bill Bradley knew where he was, and his stature was reaffirmed by approving nods from righteous heads across the country...
...life. Of his better-known teammates he provides biographical accounts, which are almost always ironic reversals of the Chip Hilton hero-makes-good stories. He traces the life of Willis Reed from cotton-picking in Mississippi to knee operations in the NBA; Jerry Lucas from Phi Beta Kappa and stardom to bankruptcy; Earl Monroe from street fighting in Philadelphia to racial harrassment in New York; and Walt Frazier from a defunct pimp father to a Rolls Royce and the clothes his father would envy. Like Bradley, they are all past their peaks: not necessarily their peaks of efficiency...
Steve Potysman and J.C. Reid came up with back-to-back singles to put men on first and third. Paul McNicol appeared slated for stardom when his three-run home run run put the score at 13-10. Harvard was within striking distance...
...history--at the very least they are rock and roll legend. Of the early rock generation, the Stones alone have survived the years with such prominence, confidence, and success. But the mythic Superstar days of the Stones are over, and instead they seem to be victims of their own stardom. The release of each new Rolling Stones album generates waves of anticipation and excitement but it's clear there is no way they will live up to the glorified memories of days gone by. The Stones, especially Mick Jagger, once actively cultivated their Superstar personas--they themselves initiated the concert...
...falls spectacularly to the wooden floor. As the crowd roars its approval, Chase lifts his head and yells, "Live from New York: It's Saturday Night!" The weekly fall has become Chase's trademark, and having a president with a reputation of clumsiness has all but shoved him into stardom...