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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1968

Page

10

Rare Free Kick Field Goal Gives Bears Win

Chicago Bears edge Green Bay Packers 13-10 as Mac Percival boots a 43 yard free kick winner with 26 seconds left after Cecil Turner fair caught a punt on the Chicago 43. Gale Sayers racks up 205 rushing yards, Bears climb toward Central Division lead amid NFL results.

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Oakland Turns Table On Chiefs

The Raiders surged past the Chiefs 38 21 to rebalance the AFL West race. Daryl Lamonica threw for 352 yards and two TDs before an injury, while San Diego kept pace with a 34 28 win over Miami. Jets kicker Jim Turner tied a record with six field goals in a 25 21 win over Buffalo.

Bears Lee Roy Caffey Charlie West Gil LeFevre Cincinnati Joel Kapp Gene Washington Minnesota Redskins Rams Lem Barney Detroit Roman Gabriel Willie Ellison Bruce Gossett Los Angeles Colts New York Earl Morrall Lou Michaels Don Meredith Bob Hayes Dallas Bill Kilmer New Orleans Ron Widley Billy Lothridge LeRoy Kelly Bill Nelson Milt Morin Dan Cockroft Browns San Francisco Roy Shivers Associated Press Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders Chiefs Raiders Kansas City Daryl Lamonica Oakland San Diego Miami Chargers Jim Turner New York Jets Buffalo Jets Houston Boston Denver Lamonice Warren Wells Wells Hewritt Dixon Pete Banaszak Fred Biletnikoff George Blanda Lamonica Billy Cannon Dolphins Lance Alworth Jim Allison John Had Bob Griese Johnny Sample Turner Ray Stephenson Hagood Clarke Don Trull Pete Beathard Bob Davis al Reed Mac Haik Sam Wyche Paul Robinson Bengals Steve Tensi Floyd Little Broncos

Bobcats chase Tangerine Bowl bid as MAC title race tightens

Ohio University eyes an outright MAC crown with a win over Bowling Green after clinching a bowl bid. Rich history haunts this matchup as Miami, Toledo, and Bowling Green vie for co champion status. the Tangerine Bowl dream hinges on the Ohio game and regional telecast plans.

Florida Bobcats Richmond Spiders William and Mary Citadel Toledo Ohio Orlando Fla West Texas State Russ Beamish Parma Craig Rader Kalamazoo Mich Bronco Rader Broncos Bowling Green Miami Athens Bill Hess Western Michigan

Graham Hill Wins Grand Prix Title

Graham Hill of England won the seventh Mexican Grand Prix in Mexico City to claim the world championship. He completed 65 laps of the five kilometer course in one hour 56 minutes 43.95 seconds, averaging 167.053 kilometers per hour.

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