Word: unsung
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...technical director. The lighting designer faced with obstacles many of which must remain unknown until he or she sees the set, talks with the director, and fully knows the show from light cue to light cue. And of course, the good critic will spend time with those unsung heroes--the techies--those premed and pre-law students who devote hours to painting, hanging, hammering, and creating what the critic will see on opening night...
Dave Dobbs, reserve tight end for three seasons was presented the Lacroix award for the team's unsung hero. Dobbs saw action primarily on the JV, where he caught three touchdown passes this fall...
...started the season knowing we'd have a problem at fullback," head coach Joe Restic said yesterday. "But out of nowhere Neal comes in to fill the void, and he's been sensational. He's been our unsung hero all season. And only now because of some fine runs in the Dartmouth game is everyone finally noticing...
...game plan had gone perfectly. USU's impregnable front line had defended Whittier with pugnacious and unbudging loyalty, bringing USU two titles in four years. Week after week the unsung pugilists of the offensive line did the thankless dirty work in that no-man's land between the lines, and USU won big combining the talents of its crafty quarterback with a cagey and seemingly airtight wall of protection. In 1968 they brought USU its first championship in eight years, edging Minnesota, 43-42, in the frantic November title game, after having squandered a big early lead. Four years later...
...watchers of Congress and the bureaucracy insist that what is really remarkable is the general absence of corruption. Most of the 100 U.S. Senators and 435 Congressmen live in modest circumstances, work hard, and earn every penny of their scarcely extravagant salaries. So do the vast majority of the unsung bureaucrats and local officials. In the past dozen years, only a handful of Senators and Congressmen have been accused-let alone convicted-of corruption or outright crimes. Given the parade of temptations, the siren appeals of lobbyists and special interests, it is a wonder not that so many of them...