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Jerry Lee Rice
Jerry Lee Rice 1962-, American football player, b. Crawford, Miss. Winning national attention while at the otherwise obscure Mississippi Valley State College, Itta Bena, Miss., Rice subsequently played professionally with the San Francisco 49ers (1985-2001), the Oakland Raiders (2001-2004), and the... Read more
Jim Brown
Jim Brown 1936-, American football player, b. St. Simon Island, Ga. A football and lacrosse All-American at Syracuse Univ., Brown became one of the greatest fullbacks in professional football history during his career (1957-65) with the Cleveland Browns. A durable player of exceptional power and qu... Read more
Walter Jerry Payton
Walter Jerry Payton 1954-99, American football player, b. Columbia, Miss. He played at Jackson State College (now Jackson State Univ.) in Mississippi before being drafted as a running back by the Chicago Bears in 1975. He spent his entire career with the Bears and set many records, including all-ti... Read more
Herschel Junior Walker
Herschel Junior Walker 1962-, American football player, b. Wrightsville, Ga. After winning the 1982 Heisman Trophy, as college football's best player, at the Univ. of Georgia, he played (1983-85) for the New Jersey Generals of the short-lived United States Football League. In 1986 he moved to the D... Read more
Franz Anton Beckenbauer
Franz Anton Beckenbauer 1945-, German soccer player nicknamed der Kaiser. The only person to win the World Cup as both player-captain (1974) and coach (1990), he began his career at 14 on the Bayern Munich youth team. A player on the regular Munich squad (1963-76) and team captain from 1971, he d... Read more
rugby
rugby game that originated (1823), according to tradition, on the playing fields of Rugby, England. It is related to both soccer and American football . The game is said to have started when a Rugby School student named William Webb Ellis playing soccer picked up the ball and ran downfield with ... Read more
rugby
rugby game that originated (1823), according to tradition, on the playing fields of Rugby, England. It is related to both soccer and American football . The game is said to have started when a Rugby School student named William Webb Ellis playing soccer picked up the ball and ran downfield with ... Read more
Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb (Tyrus Raymond Cobb), 1886-1961, American baseball player, b. Narrows, Ga. In 1905 he joined the Detroit Tigers as center fielder and in his 24 years in the American League was one of the most spectacular and brilliant players in the history of the game. The hot-tempered Cobb, called the ... Read more
Joe Namath
Joe Namath (Joseph William Namath) , 1943-, American football player, b. Beaver Falls, Pa. Namath's brilliance as a quarterback at the Univ. of Alabama earned him a three-year no-cut contract for $387,000 from the New York Jets before he had played a single minute of professional football. Namath'... Read more
Tom Brady
Tom Brady (Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr.), 1977-, American football player, b. San Mateo, Calif. He attended the Univ. of Michigan (1995-99), where he was co-starting quarterback (1998-99) and led the team to win the 1999 Orange Bowl. Drafted by the New England Patriots in 2000, Brady replaced t... Read more

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Audrey Hepburn
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...it's kind of unpredictable. She's like a good tennis player — she varies her shots." Certainly every fan...later by the Academy Award she won for Roman Holiday. A hot commodity, director Billy Wilder snapped her up in 1954 for his... Read more

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Ice time a hot commodity.(Sports)(With one ice rink and plenty of local interest in hockey, Lane Event Center's Ice Center is pushed to its limits)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 1/30/2006; 700+ words ; ...March. Now, there are 12 teams and approximately 175 players that play all year. Because Eugene has the only ice arena...outside of Portland that is open throughout the year, players come from as far away as Medford to participate in the...Eugene businessman Ken Evans said. And I'm not a red-hot ... Read more
Civil War preparations begin in earnest as Ducks return to practice.(Football Oregon)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 11/25/2008; 700+ words ; Byline: UO FOOTBALL By Rob Moseley The...met with his Oregon football team and delivered...berth, he told his players. It's not about proving...workout, including two players who have battled a...the coaches to the players. Energy will be a hot commodity for No. 19 Oregon...named ... Read more
Mountain Valley Spring Co.: Hot Springs.(ARKANSAS BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2006: Category III (76-300 Employees))
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 2/19/2007; 281 words ; ...in almost every episode, a 19th century commodity is finding its 21st century market. The...coast by 1920. But it remains a small player in an $11 billion industry dominated by...bottle manufacturer in Little Rock and Hot Springs. Mountain Valley, which comes from a single spring near Hot Springs, ... Read more
Final play call: pass the torch.(Football Oregon)(After 14 years and 116 victories as Oregon's winningest coach, Mike Bellotti decides the time is right for a change at the top)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 3/15/2009; 700+ words ; Byline: UO FOOTBALL By Rob Moseley The Register-Guard...Comfortable with his legacy as Oregon's football coach, and with an eye toward the...his fellow coaches and then his players that offensive coordinator Chip...to me was, be involved with the football transition, and then learn the ... Read more
Die-hard quackers try hard for seats.(General News)(Football: Tickets to see the Ducks and the new Autzen Stadium put fans in line and online.)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 7/10/2002; 641 words ; ...Fleming had to do to get Duck football tickets Tuesday was show up at...figured tickets to be an extra-hot commodity this year, what with the Ducks...getting up this time of day. DUCK FOOTBALL Duck football opens at home against Mississippi... Read more
UO-OSU seats go for big bucks.(Sports)(Tickets: The sold-out Civil War football rivalry holds a special appeal - and commands a special price to scalpers.)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 11/25/2001; 559 words ; ...to the sold-out game are still such a hot commodity. Some ticket holders are selling off...Higgins' boys had never been to a college football game because no one plays in Alaska...played well over their heads with some new players, and Joey Harrington is just amazing... Read more
Indians' goals start after Texas.(ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 9/3/2007; ; 700+ words ; Shade has become a rare commodity during Arkansas State football practices. Under the shadow of...I feel really good about this football team. I think we've got a great blend of veteran players with some experience and we've...feel very, very good about our football team. The Indians have to ... Read more
Screen time: electronic and video games offer interactivity and excitement, keeping satisfied patrons in their seats.
Magazine article from: Cheers; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Football is another hot commodity. About 15 million people...broadcasts, like NFL football and Texas Hold 'Em, which...providing not only multi-player games so people can compete...locations. As many as seven players in each location can...pool shark standing. Players have the ... Read more
Macho, macho men: on HBO's 'Arli$,' an athlete's sexuality helps undermine gay male stereotypes.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine); 8/18/1998; ; 623 words ; ...top of each other?. Pro football players are burly men, not girly...up to be arrested in a hot tub with two underage girls...connoisseur--becomes a hot commodity again. Moral of the stow...Peabody award. We chose football because it's the area with...Crystal) boyfriend was a ... Read more
Lawyers, regulators aim to curb abuses in human-tissue industry.
Magazine article from: Trial; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Since learning of her identity, the 26-year-old football player has formed a special bond with DeRossi's family...huge leaps forward, human tissue is an increasingly hot commodity. To meet the demand, procurement companies like BTS... Read more