Devine Named Notre Dame Coach After Packers Exit
Dan Devine resigned as Green Bay Packers coach and general manager after four stormy years and accepted Ara Parseghian's Notre Dame head coaching post. Parseghian, exhausted after 11 seasons with the Fighting Irish, leaves with a 94-17-4 record. The Packers closed with a 6-8 season and a 10-3 loss to Atlanta.
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Packer Boss Names Potential Notre Dame Coach Successor
Packer President Dominic Olejniczak announced at an 11 a.m. news conference in South Bend that Devin e resigned and a seven member executive committee will meet to discuss a successor. Rumors center on Bart Starr and Dave Hanner with Starr expressing emotion tied interest and Hanner saying he would be interested if contacted. Devine, 49, had a 120-40-8 record at Arizona State and Missouri before joining Green Bay in 1971 to restore Lombardi era glory, yet the team fell short of its championship goals.
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Browns Fire Skorich After Worst Browns Season
Cleveland owner Art Modell announces the firing of head coach Nick Skorich after the Browns finish with their worst record since 1946 and last place for the first time. Skorich says he anticipated the move and cites a .500 goal not met. Modell hunts for a successor, possibly from college ranks, while keeping staff options open.
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Indiana tops Toledo as Detroit downs Bowling Green in non conference play
Indiana Iron Hoosiers rout Toledo 92 70 on their court behind Steve Green 29 points while Detroit beats Bowling Green 82 69 in Detroit Jeff Montgomery and Cornelius Cash lead BG with 18 and 16 points. Toledo Larry Cole 17 Russ Frost 14 for Rockets.
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Six area games highlighted as Athens Bulldogs face Parkersburg
Athens comes in 2-4 and meets Parkersburg 2-1 in a non-league test at Parkersburg tonight. The schedule also notes Wahama Alumni-Varsity events and Southern Eastern cross country rivalry while Wahama opens league play soon and other regional games are listed.
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Seivers Saves Tennessee In Liberty Bowl Thrilling Finish
Tennessee edged Maryland 7-3 in the Liberty Bowl as Larry Seivers made a late 11 yard scoring catch. The win capped a 7-3-2 season, while Tennessee coach Bill Battle faced a fatal heart attack for his father in the stands.
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Free Agent Catfish Hunter Sparks Bidding Rumors
New York AP report notes Catfish Hunter became baseballs first free agent after an arbitration board ruled the Oakland A s breached his contract by missing a 50 000 deferred payment. Hunter, who won 106 games in five years, will listen to bids from 24 clubs as Commissioner Kuhn sets orderly procedures.
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Athens Wrestlers Place Third In Lancaster Meet
Eight Athens high school wrestlers competed in a reserve tournament at Lancaster. Athens won three individual championships and finished third in a seven team field behind Lancaster and Pickerington, with pins by Ipacs Cummings Pierce Lavery Noel and Chaney.
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