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Word: winningest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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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 »

Under Bob Blackman, who was the winningest coach in Ivy League history before he left. Dartmouth for a sabbatical at Illinois, Cornell has gone undefeated this season with only one tie. The Ithacans have been averaging 227 yards a game rushing and have only thrown a piddling 29 passes...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Ivy Rivalries Resume as Cornell Enters Stadium | 10/14/1978 | See Source »

This month's 74-69 victory over UMass Boston was win number 100 for the Basketeers. With a career total of 102-25. John Harvey now stands out as the winningest coach in the history of the Gen Ed Department...

Author: By Bill Ginsberg, | Title: Classics Pass Century Mark; Hoopsters Notch 100th Victory | 3/23/1978 | See Source »

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