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Word: upsets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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There were other heroes in the meet. Sprinter Todd Hooks set the tone of the meet with three upset victories over Army star Jesse Owens, including a come-from-behind anchor leg in the 440 yard relay, the first running event...

Author: By Stephen W. Parker, | Title: Harvard Track Team Destroys Army, 99-55; McCulloh Qualifies for '76 Olympic Trials | 5/17/1976 | See Source »

Because of his unexpected challenge to Embree, McCulloh seemed to be the fans' favorite. McCulloh cleared 7 ft. 2 in. before Embree did and the crowd seemed to sense an upset in the making...

Author: By Stephen W. Parker, | Title: Harvard Track Team Destroys Army, 99-55; McCulloh Qualifies for '76 Olympic Trials | 5/17/1976 | See Source »

...racquetmen finished tied for the Eastern title with Princeton, upset victims of the Crimson last week. A 7-2 loss to Columbia stands as the only flaw on the Harvard slate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Racquetmen Pound Cornell and Army | 5/17/1976 | See Source »

...ranks the feast looks just as appetizing with a boatful of Quakers and a shellful of Midshipmen shaping up to be the prime upset contenders for the Crimson...

Author: By Richard J. Doherty, | Title: Lightweights Hope to Feast at Sprints | 5/14/1976 | See Source »

...stand on this issue can win him the presidential nomination and election in 1984, so he publicly proposes that the United States give Israel nuclear arms. This not only gets him in trouble with the cautious President (a cross between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Hugh Scott), but threatens to upset the fragile balance of world power. Spies and agents provocateurs appear on the scene...

Author: By James B. Witkin, | Title: Spiro's Revenge | 5/13/1976 | See Source »

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