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- <text id=91TT0586>
- <title>
- Mar. 18, 1991: Died:Howard Head
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
- Mar. 18, 1991 A Moment To Savor
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- MILESTONES, Page 71
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- <p> DIED. Howard Head, 76, inventor of the Head metal ski and
- the Prince tennis racquet; in Baltimore. An aircraft engineer,
- Head helped design and build planes in World War II. In 1948
- he applied his expertise to replacing the traditional bulky
- wooden ski with an aluminum model. The Head Ski Co.'s new
- product was as big a hit with the public as with the Olympic
- medal winners who used it. Following the company's sale in
- 1971, Head joined the Prince Manufacturing Co. and
- revolutionized the tennis racquet. His design improved the
- games of countless players by almost quadrupling the sweet spot
- of the racquet.
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- </body></article>
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