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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1969

Page

27

Namath says retirement decision tied to team loyalty and Rozelle talks

New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath announced retirement amid questions over his future and a wager with commissioner Pete Rozelle. Namath cited loyalty to teammates George Sauer Pete Sammons and Jim Hudson as a possible factor in reconsidering his quitting, while Rozelle warned Namath to sell his stake in Bachelors restaurant to avoid suspension.

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OU Cleveland Gridders Take Top Spring Honors

Cleveland area football players earn top spring practice awards. Chet Nolan, a 5-10 190 pound defensive unit standout from Collinwood, returns for his senior year after starting last fall for Ohio. Norm Koury from Parma Byzantine Catholic earned a starting guard role after moving from defensive line backer. Both played in the Tangerine Bowl at Orlando and helped Ohio go 10-0 in the regular season and win a second MAC title.

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Bobcats Win Central Track Championship at Ohio State Meet

Ohio University edged Western Michigan by half a point to win the Central Conference Track and Field title. Bobcats set several records led by Ray Mtedeen as Clifford Wade and others posted top marks in sprints, hurdles, and field events. Western Michigan, Kansas stars and Notre Dame competed in a finale that saw multiple records fall.

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Worthington Downs Athens in doubleheader sweep

Worthington won 5-1 and 15-0 to start its 1969 season at Trauthem Field. Charte Lascher led Worthington with a two for three day and four RBIs, while Randy Brooks took the loss for Athens in game one. In the second game Worthington added a three run seventh inning and a two hitter by Rodney Davis and Mike Watson, with Hauch driving in three runs for the winners. Athens will host a pair of games against Wheелton Sunday.

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Arts And Letters Wins At Belmont Stakes

Arts and Letters, a colt from Rokeby and ridden by Braulio Baeza, overtook Dike with a half mile to go to win Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Majestic Prince faded to finish fourth as the largest Belmont crowd, 6,113, watched in disbelief.

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Sporadic Baseball and Basketball Results From Major Cities

A scrambled list shows multiple baseball and basketball results across cities including New York Chicago Cleveland Seattle Minneapolis and Philadelphia. Scores like 7 4 3 5 and 2 appear with team names and venues, but many items are garbled or partial.

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