Bob Hope Classic Spurs Golf’s Mass Appeal in Desert Start
Bob Verdi notes the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic blends charity and spectacle with 128 professionals, 90 holes over four desert courses, and celebrity guests. Arnold Palmer helped launch the event, which Foreshadows a robust PGA Tour season and multi‑tier tours beyond traditional play.
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LA Quinta
Calif
United States
Gerald Ford
Foster Brooks
Tip O'Neill
Mickey Rooney
Hank Stram
Gary Carter
Tom Dreesen
Peter Ueberroth
Glen Campbell
Donnie Meredith
George Blanda
Bob Hope
Arnold Palmer
Hope
Palmer
Chrysler
Bermuda Dunes
Spiro Agnew
Gerry Ford
Nehlen Honored As Top College Coach
Don Nehlen, after leading West Virginia to an 11 1 record and a high national ranking, was voted Kodak major college Coach of the Year by the AFCA in Nashville. He credits Bo Schembechler and Doyt Perry for steering him toward coaching and notes Furman, North Dakota State, and Ithaca as other regional winners honored at the banquet.
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Nashville
Tenn
Don Nehlen
Bowling Green State Uni
Nehlen
Doyg Perry
Kodak
American Football Coaches Association
West Virginia
Perry
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Frank Leahy
Doyt
Bo Schembechler
Sadr Sperondi
Schembechler
Michigan
Nehien
Jimmy Satterfield
Furman
Rocky Hager
North Dakota State
Jim Butterfield
Ithaca
Satterfield
Dick Sheridan
Paladins
Woodside hires Justice as new tennis pro
Jack Justice becomes the first tennis professional at Woodside Plantation Club Tennis Center after a diverse career in the Army and at clubs in Savannah Birmingham and beyond. He has served in leadership roles with the USPTA and authored a guide on hiring tennis professionals.
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Alabama
Jack Justice
South Carolina
Woodside Plantation
Justice
Jan
Aiken
Woodside Plantation Club
United States Profennis Association
United States Army
Georgetown
Savannah
Highland
Birmingham
Ala
USPTA
Thad
Georgia Tops South Carolina 82 73 in top 10 clash
Georgia, ranked sixth, used a dominant inside game to outlast the South Carolina Lady Gamecocks 82 73 at Carolina Coliseum. Martha Parker and Lisa Diaz led SC with 22 points each as USC’s scoring pace of 98.1 dipped amid Georgia’s 62 6 3 and 6 4 front line.
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Columbia
Georgia
South Carolina
Lady Gamecocks
Nancy Wilson
Goliath
Lady Bulldogs
Tech
Martha Parker
Lisa Diaz
Beth Hunt
Maryland
NCAA
Wilson
USC
Parker
Carolina Coliseum
Louisville
Morrison Shuffles USC Staff To Run And Shoot Offense
The South Carolina Gamecocks will return to the run and shoot offense next year under head coach Joe Morrison. Offensive coordinator Al Groh is moved to quarterback coach, Ricky Diggs shifts to wingbacks, and Morrison will coach the running backs. The 8-4 1988 team slipped late, averaging 19.3 points per game, with quarterback Todd Ellis passing for 2,353 yards that season.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Joe Morrison
al Groh
Ricky Diggs
Morrison
Gamecocks
USC
Indiana
Todd Ellis
Ellis
Page High School
Greensboro
N.C
Tyson Skips Training As Las Vegas Fight Nears
Mike Tyson missed a Las Vegas flight and a scheduled sparring session amid a 24 hour Vancouver visit to see wife Robin Givens. The heavyweight champion, preparing for a February 25 bout with Frank Bruno, kept away from training for a fifth straight day, with witnesses citing a Vancouver incident involving a camera.
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Las Vegas
Mike Tyson
Canada
Robin Givens
Los Angeles
Givens
Vancouver
Britain
Frank Bruno
Tyson
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Tony Baughman
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Waren
Alonn
Mise
Andy Landers
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