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Word: ball (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Redskins learned another bit of Lombardi orthodoxy as well: Make your own breaks. Against Philadelphia, Defensive End Carl Kammerer belted Quarterback Snead so hard in the end zone that the ball popped loose. Rookie Lineman John Hoffman dived onto the ball for a touchdown as the 'Skins went...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Whipping Up the Redskins | 12/26/1969 | See Source »

...those losses have been to strong teams. Harvard must be ready to stop Rutgers weak side plays by sagging off and anticipating the break for the ball. The Knights also run a one-on-one power play underneath, but Harrison said that he thinks his big men are capable of handling the threat...

Author: By Jonathan P. Carlson, | Title: Hoopsters Travel South To Face Rutgers Tonight | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

This is a foul by any rules, and Dancer's Image was disqualified for such an infraction after winning the 1968 Kentucky Derby. A post-race urine test revealed Dancer's violation, and if Larry DiCara and others of Wednesday's officials had been on the ball, they would have gotten a urine sample from the Raccoon, also known as Rick Tarnas, and then disqualified...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Soaking Up the Bennies | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

...birds in the hand are worth three in the bush, a bluffer is a fiveflusher, and that soft drink should really be called Eight-Up. Life, these days, begins at 41, girls are Sweet 17 and never been kissed, and inescapably, the American consumer is behind the nine ball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Consumer: Behind the Nine Ball | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

...Yardlings exploded to a 20-point lead early in the second half, over-powering the Huskies on the boards. But Northeastern came back and cut the margin to 81-70 with a full-court press that forced numerous Crimson ball-handling mistakes...

Author: By Jonathan P. Carlson, | Title: Basketball Team Nips Huskies, 83-79, Runs Streak to Three, Tops .500 Mark | 12/17/1969 | See Source »

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