Nebraska’s Devaney weighs retirement after title run
Nebraska coach Bob Devaney, holder of two straight national championships, says he may retire after the season. Following the AFCA coaches of the year vote honoring Bear Bryant and Tubby Raymond, Devaney plans to decide in a couple of weeks and return home.
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Pro Bowl Names Replacements for Injured Players
Duane Thomas of the Dallas Cowboys and Marv Hubbard of the Oakland Raiders were named to replace injured players in the NFL Pro Bowl. Thomas will take Willie Ellis on the NFC squad, as Ellis undergoes knee surgery. Hubbard replaces Norm Bulaich on the AFC team, with Bulaich still sidelined by a leg injury.
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Norm Bulaich
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Griese
Paul Warfield
Bob Hayes
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Dolphins
Larry Csonka
Jim Kiick
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Kiick
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Walt Garrison
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Garrison
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Staubach
Warfield
Howard Twilley
Marv Fleming
Lance Alworth
Billy Truax
Mike Ditka
Landry
Twins Sign Five Players For 1972 Season
The Minnesota Twins announce signings of five players for 1972. Outfielder Tony Oliva is on the second year of a two year deal pushing past $100,000. Also signed are pitchers Jim Kaat Jim Perry and Greg Jay cock and catcher Phil Roof.
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Lady Umpire Bernice Gera Wins Historic Case in New York
Albany AP report says New York's Court of Appeals ruled against the New York-Pennsylvania Baseball League and the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, upholding lower court findings of unlawful discrimination against Bernice Gera, a Queens housewife who sought pro baseball after graduating from Florida Umpire School in 1967.
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Royals Hire Eye Doctors to Boost Hitting
Kansas City Royals announced hiring a team of eye doctors to improve players' hitting. Owner Ewing Kauffman, initially skeptical, was impressed after three days of work with catcher Ed Kirkpatrick.
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Greensboro purse raised to two hundred thousand dollars
The Greater Greensboro Open features a $200 000 purse marking the 13th straight increase. The event runs March 30 to April 2 with a pro am warmup on March 29. Last year Bud Allin won the tournament, which carried a $190 000 purse.
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Cavaliers Host Tar Heels In Crucial ACC Showdown
Virginia welcomes North Carolina to University Hall in a nationally televised showdown with first place in the ACC on the line. UNC is No. 3 with a 10-1 mark, Virginia No. 8 and 12-0. Tar Heel coach Dean Smith notes road underdogs arise in big games.
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Super Bowl VI Comes to Tulane Stadium as Season Climax
The Dallas Cowboys meet the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI at Tulane Stadium at 2 30 p m EST with CBS coverage. Coach Landry says it is the ultimate game and all teams strive for this moment while the Dolphins seek to cap a rapid rise to the top.
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Craig Morton
Bob Griese
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Cowboys and Dolphins Meet in Pro Bowl Style Showdown
Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins prepare for an anticipated Super Bowl clash with equal offenses and defenses. Staubach and Griese headline the rookie era quarter pairs while Warfield, Hayes, Kiick, and Ditka emerge as primary targets in a game where odds favor the underdog.
Utah Stars snap short road skid with Squires win
Utah Stars end a brief losing stretch by beating the Virginia Squires 128-119 on the road. Charlie Scott led Virginia with 44 points while Zelma Beaty 31 and James Jones 23 paced Utah with Ron Boone and Willie Wise close behind. Julius Erving added 20 for the Squires.
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Nicklaus opens with 66 to grab Crosby Pro-Am lead
Jack Nicklaus fires a six under par 66 at Pebble Beach to take a three stroke lead in the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. He posts seven birdies but carded a lone bogey on 18 after a mis-hit second shot. Lee Trevino, Paul Moran, and Larry Mowry sit two behind at 69.
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Larry Mowry
Furman Warms Conference Lead With 92 66 Win Over Richmond
Furman used stifling defense to force 35 Richmond turnovers and move to 4-1 in the Southern Conference, 7-5 overall. Roy Simpson posted 24 points with 18 rebounds, while Russ Hunt added 20 as Furman pulled away in the second half.
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George Thompson
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ASA Sets Meeting For Sunday
The Aiken Swim Association schedules a Sunday meeting January 23 at 1 p.m. in the Heritage Room of Farmers and Merchants Bank. Officers will be elected, a new coach chosen, and the summer program scheduled. Swimmers may enter the S C A R U Indoor Meet in Columbia February 5 and 19. contact Walter Schumacher at 649. Entry blanks are due in Columbia by January 28.
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