61.   He is first in pay, first in billing, first in the minds of the public when it comes to little-guy boxing.

62.   He could be first in line to get the call if the Rangers decide to make a change in their starting rotation.

63.   He finished last on the hill but first in the public imagination precisely because he was less an athlete than he was a tourist.

64.   He graduated from primary school first in the country.

65.   He says he conducted his own thorough self-criticism in his autobiography, due to appear first in Germany next month.

66.   He has injured the same knee twice this year, first in training camp and again in practice several weeks ago, and has bounced back both times.

67.   He was also first in diving.

68.   He was always a complementary player, first in the Chambers era, later in the Barkley years.

69.   He was always first in line at weekly meetings of the geography club.

70.   He was first in his class, Phi Beta Kappa and a member of the Skull and Bones secret society.