Francisco Churruca
Francisco Maria Churruca Iriondo Azpiazu Alcorta (born 1 April 1936), also known as Patxi, is a Spanish former jai alai player. A native of Mutriku, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, he is regarded as the game's greatest player and has been called "the Babe Ruth of jai alai." He retired in 1983, saying "I knew it was time to quit when my eyes were quicker than my legs." He was referenced in the television series Mad Men (set in the world of 1960s American advertising), in a storyline involving a client's elaborate plan to promote jai alai as the "new national pastime" with Patxi as its figurehead.
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
primaryTopic
Francisco Churruca
Francisco Maria Churruca Iriondo Azpiazu Alcorta (born 1 April 1936), also known as Patxi, is a Spanish former jai alai player. A native of Mutriku, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, he is regarded as the game's greatest player and has been called "the Babe Ruth of jai alai." He retired in 1983, saying "I knew it was time to quit when my eyes were quicker than my legs." He was referenced in the television series Mad Men (set in the world of 1960s American advertising), in a storyline involving a client's elaborate plan to promote jai alai as the "new national pastime" with Patxi as its figurehead.
has abstract
Francisco Maria Churruca Irion ...... with Patxi as its figurehead.
@en
Wikipage page ID
33,530,773
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
982,245,378
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
wikiPageUsesTemplate
subject
hypernym
type
comment
Francisco Maria Churruca Irion ...... with Patxi as its figurehead.
@en
label
Francisco Churruca
@en