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...first period Fordham pulled to within five, aided by a technical on the Harvard bench and the offensive rebounding of Dud (pronounced "Dude") Tongal, a 7-ft, reserve center from Sudan who spells T. K. Tripucka (the older brother of Notre Dame's Kelly Tripucka...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Cagers Shear Rams, 87-82, in IAB Debut | 12/8/1978 | See Source »

...Sims 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 Totals 33-65 21-37 35 23 20 87 FG percentage 51; FT percentage 57; Team rebounds--6; Turnovers--25 FORDHAM Holloway 1-6 1-4 8 4 1 3 Walsh 0-2 0-0 1 3 0 0 Tripucka 4-12 4-4 5 2 0 12 Foust 6-11 2-2 6 0 0 14 White 3-10 5-8 9 3 2 11 Lombardi 2-5 8-9 1 0 4 12 Tongal 5-11 2-2 9 4 0 12 Calhoun...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Cagers Shear Rams, 87-82, in IAB Debut | 12/8/1978 | See Source »

...this weekend's NCAA basketball, Notre Dame bounded past DePaul yesterday to capture the Midwest regional championship, 84-64. Following a close first half, the Irish really started fighting. A 20-footer by freshmen Kelly Tripucka gave Notre Dame the lead for good at 47-46 with 11:48 remaining...

Author: By Elizabeth E. Ryan, | Title: B.U. Smashes Providence, 5-3 | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

...Charlie Flowers. But for the key job of quarterback, A.F.L. teams generally had to settle for men who had been tried and found wanting by the N.F.L. The New York Titans turned to Al Dorow, who had been unable to stick with the Washington Redskins, Denver to Frank Tripucka, who had played with only indifferent success for the Chicago Cardinals and Los Angeles to Jackie Kemp, who had flopped with three N.F.L. teams...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Survival of the Rookie | 1/2/1961 | See Source »

...A.F.L. these retreads looked like champions: Dorow passed for 26 touchdowns, Tripucka for 24 and Kemp for 20. Though their success was largely because of ill-organized A.F.L. defenses, the result was some exciting and improbable football. One week New York lost a game on a blocked punt in the final seconds; the next week New York won on the very same play. On another occasion, with his team trailing 38-7, a blizzard howling, and only 20 minutes left on the clock, Tripucka led Denver to four touchdowns and a 38-38 tie. Teams traded touchdowns with such fervor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Survival of the Rookie | 1/2/1961 | See Source »

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