Word: stefanich
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...opening tennis competition set the pace. Bowler Jim Stefanich, playing the first set of his life, began by serving seven straight faults. His opponent, Elvin Hayes, the 6-ft. 9-in. pivotman for the Baltimore Bullets, had never played a set either, but managed to win 7-5 because "I've hit the ball up against a wall a lot." Quarterback Johnny Unitas confessed that "I haven't held a racket in my hand since high school," then proved it by losing 6-0 to the New York Rangers' right wing Rod Gilbert. "I thought...
...water and the water kept hittin' back. My big aim was to keep from drownin'." The Cincinnati Reds' Johnny Bench was a more serious competitor in the golf tournament. But two drives into a mangrove swamp erased his early lead and he finished second to Stefanich, who posted a 41 for the nine-hole event...
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