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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1965

Page

7

Packers edge Colts in sudden death for Western title

Green Bay survives a hard fought playoff to beat Baltimore 13 10 in overtime on a 25 yard field goal by Don Chandler. Injured Bart Starr and Paul Hornung battled through pain as the Packers advance to face Cleveland in the NFL title game.

Green Bay Packers Baltimore Colts Cleveland Packer Bart Starr Paul Hornung Don Chandler Green Bay Hornung Colts Gilburg Zeke Bratkowski Starr Carroll Dale Packers Chandler Matte Lou Michaels Dallas Miami Fla Baltimore Shinnick Bob Boyd Jerry Logan

Colts' Specialist Sets Wedding Date Again

Colts punt returner Alvin Haymond of Baltimore, 23, postponed his wedding twice to fit the NFL playoff chase with Green Bay. Bride Jo Ann Winchester, 24, stayed home watching the game as 200 invitations had gone out for December 26. After a 49ers tie, the Colts lost the conference title race and the couple set a new date for January 2.

Janet Stathar Associated Press Baltimore Baltimore Colts Alvin Haymond Haymond Colts Green Bay Packers Jo Ann Winchester Cherry Hill Don Shula Packers San Francisco 49Ers Green Bay Jo Ann

Dates Change For Milton Holiday Tournament

The Milton High School holiday tournament in Milton West Virginia moved from Thursday and Friday to Tuesday and Wednesday. Point Pleasant will face Milton at 7 p.m. opening night with Huntington St. Joseph and Barboursville meeting in the second game of the opening round.

Milton W. Va Point Pleasant Huntington St. Joseph and Barboursville Alensville Allensville Ames-Bern Albany Hamden York Barboursville Huntington St. Joseph

High School Pairings List for Wednesday

Readout shows Wednesday schedule with Jackson at Oak Hill Waverly at Logan and Marion at Waterloo matchups. No scores provided. Local schools organize the night with teams in the district lineup.

Jackson Oak Hill Waverly Logan Marion Waterloo

Kemp Leads Bills to AFL Title with 23-0 Shutout

Buffalo Bills defeated the San Diego Chargers 23 to 0 to win the AFL championship. Jack Kemp threw an 18 yard TD to Ernie Warlick, Butch Byrd had a 74 yard punt return, and Pete Gogolak added three field goals. Bills prize money totaled $5,189.92 while Chargers earned $3,447.85.

San Diego Calif Sid Gillman Jack Kemp Gillman Chargers Kemp Buffalo Bills Bills AFL Jack Associated Press Ernie Warlick Butch Byrd Pete Gogolak

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