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...usual smattering of Ivy Leaguers hanging on as backups, floating from team to team in an effort to attain the national stature that doesn't accompany Ivy glory. Harvard's Pat McInally '75, punter and substitute receiver with the Cincinnati Bengals, offers a good example of a superb Ivy athlete who has never achieved proportionate prominence in pro ball, but nonetheless manages to make a living in a highly competitive business...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Flirting With the NFL (or, Standing Pat) | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

...gamble Scalise juggled several positions and slipped sophomore wing fullback Kelly Gately--a quick and versatile player--into Piersiak's center fullback slot. When the Nationals ended a week later, the Crimson booters stood in third place, and Gately's superb playing had earned her the all-tournament team. In addition, Gately was named as an honorable mention All-American for her outstanding season and tournament performances...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Kelly Gately: A Study in Versatility | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

...Marine Corps, remembers a different John. Says Krulak: "He was a popular and natural leader, and a superb mimic. He also had a real talent for the short story. I don't recall any of their plots except that they usually concerned 138-lb. wrestlers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life into Art: Novelist John Irving | 8/31/1981 | See Source »

...played mostly wide receiver in college. Will Restic risk the diminutive (5-ft., 8-in.) speedster as a signal-caller or tap one of his untested charges? Regardless. Harvard will be strong at running back, led by bruising fullback Jim Callinan. The defense, except for a superb secondary, is nexperienced...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fight Fiercely Harvard: | 8/14/1981 | See Source »

...private fantasies-into a sports crowd, in which singular preoccupations are submerged in communal joy as the home team is cheered on to a transcendence everyone shares. With Pelé doing wondrous tricks on field, and Bill Conti's huge score blasting away underneath John Huston's superb blending of game action with the stadium's increasingly delirious response to it, Victory achieves its goal. Anyone who does not find himself yelling along with the extras should probably have stayed home with his Proust and bitters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Winning Points | 8/3/1981 | See Source »

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