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Word: zeke (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...best player is an uncomplicated farm hand, a real "Hick from French Lick [Ind.]." (Jerry West probably never really was-and certainly never wanted to be-"Zeke from Cabin Creek [W. Va.].") When asked the condition of a busted thumb or punctured cheekbone, Bird naturally replies: "Broke." Long, loose-limbed and 25, he shambles when he walks. His hair is as ruly as alfalfa and his complexion as adolescent as measles. From top to bottom, a distance measured to be 6 ft. 9 in., Bird could not be whiter if he were a professional blood donor. His yellow mustache suggests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Best the Game Offers | 5/24/1982 | See Source »

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