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...Cornell's elusive quarterback Doug Fusco, who ran the option competently save for Delgadillo's pick-off early on. Blackman contended that Fusco is only the Big Red's fourth-string quarterback--a likely story, considering that Cornell coaches in the press box were incredulous when the winningest coach in Ivy history substituted Mike Ryan for Fusco late in the third quarter...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Crimson Chews Up Big Red, Spits It Out, 20-12 | 10/14/1980 | See Source »

BORN. To William Lee (Willie) Shoemaker, 48. America's winningest jockey, and his third wife Cindy Barnes Shoemaker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 14, 1980 | 7/14/1980 | See Source »

What makes Harry "the winningest coach" at Harvard? One oarsman put it succinctly: "Having raw muscle is just the starting point--what counts most is the psychology behind it. Harry gives us that psych factor...

Author: By Leonard H. Shen, | Title: Crew Takes To The Charles: Avast There, Ye Lubbers! | 4/3/1979 | See Source »

When lanky Kyle Petty, 18, asks, "Dad, can I have the car?" that familiar request acquires a special meaning. Dad in this case is "King" Richard Petty, 41, stock-car racing's winningest driver. Richard, in turn, is the son of Lee Petty, 64, who won on everything from dirt tracks to superspeedways. The family car is likely to be a souped-up $50,000 Dodge Magnum. Kyle has opted to follow in the family tire tracks. In his first race he gunned to a half-car-length victory at 131.964 m.p.h. "He drove a hell of a race...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Feb. 26, 1979 | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

That, my friends, is the secret of the success of the nation's winningest hockey coach. B.U. captain Jack O'Callahan summed up the essence of Terrier hockey after last night's tilt: "Winning like this isn't good enough." The first-team All-American defenseman explained, "We've gotta push for perfection. That's what makes this program what it is. That's what makes Jack Parker such a great coach...

Author: By Robert Grady, | Title: Terriers Concerned Despite Success | 12/4/1978 | See Source »

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