Athletes Still Human Beings by Fred Rothenberg
Jerrel Wilson, veteran Chiefs punter, seeks a trade to Houston to be near his ailing parents after 14 seasons. He stresses football players are human and emotions drive his wish to move closer to Huntsville, Texas, not for money or hours.
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Fred Rothenberg
Jerrel Wilson
Nan
Douglas Wilson
Kansas City Chiefs
Wilson
National Football League
Houston
Huntsville
Tex
Chiefs Punter Nan Wilson Battle Highlights Family First
Chiefs punter Jerrel Wilson faces a personal crisis as his wife Nan and father Douglas Wilson fall ill with cancer and a heart attack. Coach Paul Wiggin weighs family needs against team duties while Pete Rozelle signals potential mediation to ease a possible move.
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Nan Wilson
Douglas Wilson
Texas
Paul
Wiggin
Chiefs
Jerrel
Kansas City
Bum Phillips
Houston Oilers
Wilson
Oilers
Dan Pastorini
Pete Rozelle
NFL
Pete
Bengals trade Bob Brown to Raiders for 100 dollar waiver price
National Football Conference moves include Cincinnati Bengals trading defensive tackle Bob Brown to Oakland Raiders for the waiver price of 100 dollars. Browns release Mark Van Horn and Tom Burkett. Packers release Joe Parker. Vikings announce Bob Berry retirement. Raiders reclaim Cedric Brown. Orioles place Al Bumbry on 15 day DL. Ken Rudolph acquired. Mets send Jackson Todd to Tidewater IL. Cardinals activate John Denny. Lenoir-Rhyne names Billy Alton baseball coach. Yale names Eve Atkinson swimming coach. Pacers release Stan Mayhew and Tom Scheffler. Bobby Richardson hits in 1964 World Series.
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National Football Conference
Cincinnati Bengals
Bob Brown
Oakland Raiders
Cleveland Browns
Mark van Horn
Tom Burkett
Green Bay Packers
Joe Parker
Minnesota Vikings
Bob Berry
Cedric Brown
Satety
Baltimore Orioles
al Bumbry
Ken Rudolph
NEW York Mets
Jackson Todd
Tidewater
ST Louis Cardinals
John Denny
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Billy Alton
National Association OF Intercollegiate Athletics
Charlie Eppler
Abe Goteiner
Yale University
Eve Atkinson
National Basketball Association
Indiana Pacers
Stan Mayhew
Tom Scheffler
White Swan wins Athens Women's Softball B tourney in four straight
White Swan goes unbeaten in four tourney games clinching the B division title with a 13 9 win over Belks in Thursday's final. Shirley Osborne earned the win with Pam Skinner Joan Douglas Terry Skinner and Marla Miller each collecting two hits including a Miller triple and Douglas double Kathy Sinclair hit a homer. Julie Geiger took the loss. Belks led by Kathy Bush S Prady and K Strekal had three hits apiece. Keirns added two hits. In A action Oak Room stayed undefeated heading into tonight's final by beating Seaman s 11 10. Seaman s meets McDonald s at 6 p m with the Oak Room to follow at 7 15 p m.
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White Swan
Athens
Belk’s
Shirley Osborne
Pam Skinner
Joan Douglas
Terry Skinner
Marla Miller
Miller
Douglas
Kathy Sinclair
Julie Geiger
Kathy Bush
S. Prady
K. Strekal
Belk
Bush
Strekal Keirns
Oak Room
Seaman
Seaman 'S
McDonald's
Seaman's
Teresa Graham
Judy Fulks
Betsy
Concepcion Could Set Fielding Mark This Season
Cincinnati shortstop Dave Concepcion, with only four errors in 98 games, could break the all time fielding record. Ed Brinkman holds the AL mark with seven in 1972, while Larry Bowa set NL nine in 1972. The Reds prep a two night doubleheader with St Louis and others as Seaver nears return.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Dave Concepcion
Concepcion
Ed Brinkman
Detroit Tigers
Larry Bowa
Philadelphia Phillies
Ozzie Virgil
Montreal Expos
Jack Billingham
Paul Moskau
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Rawly Eastwick
Eric Rasmussen
Browns Coach Forrest Gregg Receives Hall of Fame Honor
The Browns coach Forrest Gregg, praised for fury on field and compassion off it, signs autographs for a boy in a wheelchair during Kent State practice. Gregg and teammates Fisher Bart Starr and Gale Sayers received Hall of Fame induction in Canton, with Gregg stressing effort and excellence as keys to enshrinement.
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Paul Hoynes
Willoughby News Herald
Associated Press
Kent
Ohio
Browns
Forrest Gregg
Cleveland Browns
National Football League
Kent State University
Gregg
Green Bay Packer
Bart Starr
Cleveland
Bill Willis
Frank Gifford
New York Giants
Gale Sayers
Chicago Bears
Canton
Vince Lombardi
Packers
Hall of Fame
Seaver to Host Show Replacing Reggie Jackson
New York AP Reggie Jackson is out as host of Greatest Sports Legends and Tom Seaver of the Cincinnati Reds will take over. Production moves to November in La Costa, California as Seaver joins producers Bert Rotfeld and Mike Tollin in casting the show.
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Reds
Tom Seaver
Cincinnati Reds
Sparky Anderson
Ray Knight
Chicago
Anderson
NEW York
Reggie Jackson
New York Yankees
Reggie
Mike Tollin
Jackson
Paul Hornung
Hornung
Green Bay Packer
Seaver
Tollin
la Costa
Calif
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Bobby Richardson
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Mendenhal
Debbie Brookins
Marg Bellar
Karen Bleigh
Mary Perone
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Debbie West
Sue Shepherd
Renee Bircher
Debi West
Lilla Lavelle
Radcliffe
Becky Hanning
Debbie Poches
C. Lawson
R. Carsey
Ozzie
Knight
Sun
Ven
Kodak Film
Jewelry Dept
Anchor Hocking
Jeter
Jergen’s
Mennen
Cosmetic Dept
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Saroing
East State Street
Americard
Bert Rotfeld
Rotfeld
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