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pilous

[pahy-luhs] / ˈpaɪ ləs /


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Blackhawks coach Rudy Pilous then delivered a rather infamous dressing-room pep talk, in which he later recalled telling his players that “tonight’s game was worth $1,000 to the winner, and the loser gets nothing.’

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2018

Coach Rudy Pilous decided something had to be done.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the club's 22nd coach, he chose a tall, bush-browed, front-office man named Rudy Pilous, who had no professional coaching experience.

From Time Magazine Archive

"They expect us to win every game and don't think another team should even touch the puck," says Pilous.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pilous or Pilose: clothed with down, or dense pile: with long, sparse hair.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.




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