Английская Википедия:Francisco Churruca

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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,[1][2] he is regarded as the game's greatest player[3][4] and has been called "the Babe Ruth of jai alai."[5] He retired in 1983, saying "I knew it was time to quit when my eyes were quicker than my legs."[3]

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.[6]

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  1. Шаблон:Cite news
  2. Churruca Iriondo, Francisco, Eusko Ikaskuntza (in Basque)
  3. 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite news
  4. Tributo Al "Sultan" (Patxi Churruca) [Tribute to the "Sultan" (Patxi Churruca)] (in Spanish), Zulaika's Jai-Alai Blog, 26 January 2010
  5. Шаблон:Cite news
  6. Week 4: Will This Be the Funniest Season of Mad Men Yet?, Slate, September 6, 2009