Although the Washington team endured long bouts of mediocrity ( immortalized in the 1955 Broadway musical Damn Yankees ), they had a period of prolonged success in the 1920s and 1930s, led by Hall-of-Famers Bucky Harris, Goose Goslin, Sam Rice, Heinie Manush, Joe Cronin, and above all Walter Johnson.

Although this remained a common practice in the NFL through the 1970s, fewer QBs were doing it by the 1980s and even Hall-of-Famers like Joe Montana did not call their own plays.

Although he is an ex-boxer ( who likes to remind readers that he once fought the former heavyweight champ Jersey Joe Walcott ) and lifts weights to stay in shape, he also is quite well educated, cooks, and lives by a code of honor he and Susan discuss occasionally — though as infrequently as he can manage.

Although its producer, Joe Chiccarelli, has stated that Amos was very happy with the album at the time, it is now out of print and Amos has expressed no interest in reissuing it.

Although it is widely reported that Puzo was inspired to use " Godfather " as a designator for a Mafia leader from his experience as a reporter, the term The Godfather was first used in connection with the Mafia during Joe Valachi's testimony during a 1963 United States congressional hearing on organized crime.

Although small grocery stores and general merchandisers were present in the immediate area, Joe C. ' Jodie ' Thompson, Jr., the manager of the ice plant, discovered selling convenience items, such as bread and milk, was popular due to the ice's ability to preserve the items.

Although Yerkes claimed that the tests measured native intelligence, and not education or training, this claim is difficult to sustain in the face of the questions themselves: Question 18 of Alpha Test 8 reads: " Velvet Joe appears in advertisements of ... ( tooth powder )( dry goods )( tobacco )( soap ).

Although Joe finds the script awful, he flatters Norma into hiring him as an editor.

Although she still receives fan mail, Joe later learns that Max feeds into Norma's fantasy by sending the letters himself.

Although he likes her, Joe is dismayed at the triangle in which he is now caught.

Although not a chart-topper, the song became popular and was covered by many artists, including Willie Bryant, Jimmy Rushing and Big Joe Turner.

Although it was named after the raccoons that were often found in the former rapids of Coon Creek, City Councilman Joe Sidoti believed that the name had a racist connotation, as the word " coon " was used to demean African-Americans in the South during the Civil Rights Movement.

Although he was still known as David Jackson while in Arms & Legs, it was around this time that Jackson picked up the nickname " Joe ", based on his perceived resemblance to the puppet character Joe 90.

Although the two comedians were involved in other projects before and after it was aired, The Adam and Joe Show remains their most popular and well-known creation, and it gained a cult following.

Although Willie Bryant and Leonard Reed are often credited with the origin while at the Lafayette Theater, flash-dancer Joe Jones of The Three Little Words has stated that he helped invent the routine.

Although best known for his score to Thunderbirds ( in particular the " March of the Thunderbirds " title music ), Gray's work also included the themes to all the other " Supermarionation " productions, including Fireball XL5, Stingray, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and Joe 90.

Although Joe is fond of Cujo, he never bothers to get the dog vaccinated against rabies.

Although he wrote twelve works of fiction, Braine is chiefly remembered today for his first novel, Room at the Top ( 1957 ), which was also turned into a successful film in 1959, with Laurence Harvey starring as Joe Lampton.

Although initially skeptical, Joe is convinced by watching Jess play, and puts her on the team.

Although commercial success eluded the group, leader Joe Grushecky and the later incarnation of the band remain popular regional artists.

Although his mother wanted him to follow in his father's footsteps and become a lawyer, Joe ultimately went into stand-up comedy in the late 1970s, becoming a cast member of the short-lived sketch-comedy series Madhouse Brigade in 1978.

Although Cooper is best known for knocking down Muhammad Ali, he defeated a string of well known heavyweights during his career, including ; Zora Folley, Roy Harris, Karl Mildenberger, Alex Miteff, Wayne Bethea, Brian London, Joe Erskine, Jose Manuel Urtain, Piero Tomasoni, Dick Wipperman, Dick Richardson, Billy Walker, Tony Hughes, Jack Bodell, Jefferson Davis and Gawie De Clerk.

Although the bill failed, Inslee ’ s tenacity made an impression on House Speaker Joe King, who said, “ He ’ s not afraid to incur the wrath of the speaker or the caucus .” In 1991, Inslee voted for the state energy policy which had the state devise a cost-effective energy strategy, and that state agencies and school districts pursue and maintain energy-efficient operation of their facilities.

Although not as successful as Century 21's previous puppet efforts, since its inception, Joe 90 has been praised, besides other aspects, for the characterisation of its smaller Supermarionation cast and the accomplishment of its model sets and special effects.

Although shot in 1942 and early 1943, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek was withheld from distribution until early 1944, because Paramount had too much product on hand, including Preston Sturges ' The Great Moment.

Although already a celebrity in Ireland, Morgan's big break came over in Britain in the shape of the title-role in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, which ran for three series from 1995.

Although many specific aspects of Morgan's evolutionary position have been rejected by later anthropologists, his real achievements remain impressive.

Although Marx never finished his own book based on Morgan's work, Engels continued his analysis.

Fans were making Graham a popular figure on their own — even Roberta Morgan's 1979 kayfabe book Main Event had to admit that, " Although he is a rule bender, has managed to stay very popular with the fans, probably because of his skill, strength, and colorful personality " — but the era of explicit and intentional " cool heels " did not come until the 1990s with the likes of the New World Order ( nWo ), D-Generation X, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and The Rock.

Although the University of Deseret was founded in 1850, it had been put in a 16-year hiatus until Morgan's success inspired its comeback.

Although most of these visits are managed in partnership with the marine tourism industry, there is a concern amongst the general public that tourism is harmful to the Great Barrier Reef.

Although the company erected dozens of houses, its early years were not profitable and the partnership sold out to D. M. Bare & Co. in 1897.

Although Microsoft is by far the dominant player in the Wintel partnership now, Intel's continuing influence should not be underestimated.

Although Noel disliked the band, Liam asked him to join and Noel agreed on the condition that he be the sole songwriter, ending Liam and Bonehead's songwriting partnership.

Although these interpersonal statuses are often, as in Hungary, called " common law marriage " they differ from true common law marriage in that they are not legally recognized as " marriages " but are a parallel interpersonal status, known in most jurisdictions as " domestic partnership ", " registered partnership ", " conjugal union " or " civil union " etc.

Although a partnership itself is not a legal entity, it may acquire rights and incur liabilities, acquire title to real estate and sue or be sued.

Although their performing partnership ended in 1967, they remained friends afterwards and collaborated on occasional projects.

Although the partnership dissolved in 1792, Rochester continued to operate the mill.

Although it carries the BBC name, it is a partnership between the BBC and MG Alba, with the majority of funding coming from the Scottish Government via MG Alba.

Although Menzies still saw Casey as a rival, and although Casey undoubtedly saw himself as a future Prime Minister, they formed an effective partnership.

Although Glaxo had an agreement with ICOS to share profits 50 / 50 for drugs resulting from the partnership, Glaxo let the agreement lapse in 1996 as the drugs developed were not in the company's core markets.

Although Mancini developed such a close partnership with Manne that he was using him for practically all his scores and other music at this time, the drummer still found time to perform on movie soundtracks and in TV shows with music by others, including the series Richard Diamond ( music by Pete Rugolo, 1959 – 1960 ), and Checkmate ( music by John Williams, 1959 – 1962 ), and the film version of Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story ( 1961 ).

Although batsmen bat together in pairs, this combination is never called an innings: it is a partnership or a stand.

Although best known for his partnership with Anthony Newley, Bricusse has worked with many other composers.

Although bossa nova was the prevailing sound of the times, the partnership Baden-Vinicius wanted to transcend the then-fashionable sound by syncretizing Afro-Brazilian forms such as Candomblé, Umbanda and Capoeira with Rio de Janeiro's Samba forms.

Although struggling to bat against off spin in one game, he scored 94 while sharing a partnership of 200 runs with W. G. Grace in another.

Although other England captains had seemed to suffer a lack of batting form, the extra authority did not affect Trescothick, and he forged a good partnership with debutant Andrew Strauss against New Zealand.

Although Munger is better known for his association with Warren Buffett, he ran an investment partnership of his own from 1962 to 1975.

Although his abortive partnership with Philadelphia financier Robert Morris was not successful, it did lay the pattern of the subsequent China trade.

Although the group was a trio in the early days, it was as the partnership of Roy Williamson and Ronnie Browne that it is best known.

Although they maintained their musical partnership, the band's working life began to become strained.

Although he saw their association as a business partnership, Louise obviously has feelings for Guffy, and the two share a kiss before Guffy leaves to link up with his unit.

Although known for manufacturing their film projectors, a partnership with Canon between 1961-1976 added still photography to their product lineup-their 35mm SLR cameras were manufactured by Canon with the Bell & Howell logo in its place.