Best Rookie Crop In Years Holds Headlines In Pro Football
The 1957 NFL season shows an exceptional rookie class with stars like Jim Podoley, Ed Sutton, Don Bosseler, and Willie Galimore making immediate impacts. Teams including the Browns, Bears, Rams, and Packers feature multiple first year players redefining the league's balance and drawing national attention.
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New York
Cleveland
Chicago Bears
Detroit
San Francisco
Baltimore
Brown
Podoley
Galimore
Owens
Bosseler
Sutton
Arnett
Barnes
Harris
Jim Lee Howell
Giants
Jim Podoley
Central Michigan
Ed Sutton
North Carolina
Don Bosseler
Miami
Fla
Eddie LeBaron
Willie Galimore
Florida A&m
Bears
Vic Zucce
Michigan State
Billy Barnes
Wake Forest
Clarence Peaks
Michigan State Tops AP Poll Again as No 1 Team
Michigan State, a Big Ten powerhouse, returns to the top of the college football rankings after a 42-13 win over Minnesota. Auburn narrowly misses by nine points, though it received more first place votes, 88 to 87.
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Associated Press
Michigan State
Spartans
Minnesota
Auburn
Kansas State
Florida State
Alabama
Georgia
Plainsmen
Purdue
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Iowa
Texas A&m
Rice
Mississippi
Navy
Army
Tennessee
N. Carolina State
Ohto State
Mississippi State
Oreo
V.M.I
Ariz St
Tempe
Wisconsin
Michigan
Athens Bulldogs show balanced ground attack in 1957 season
Athens High Bulldog runners led by Lar ry Smith and Brent Cornwell totaling 1915 yards. Gaskins Schwarzel and Cornwell scored heavily as the team posted five wins and four losses and finished fourth in SECAL standings.
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Athens High Bulldogs
Athens
SECAL
Brent Cornwell
Jack Gaskins
Max Schwarzel
Larry Smith
Smith
Gaskins
Cornwell
Athens High
Wilton 1957 9 man varsity squad aims for season
Wilton High School prepares for a 20 game basketball season led by coach Dwight McLaughlin with a 9 man varsity and 18 reserves. Team includes Jarvis Collins Perdue Harvey Unroe Butcher Cahoon Johnson Wright. Schedule lists 14 fixtures plus tournament play with several away and home games. Also notes a separate Denver baseball anecdote about George Selkirk disputing stadium legends.
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Wilton
Wilton High School
Dwight McLaughlin
Jim Jarvis
Frank Collins
Floyd Perdue
Don Harvey
Jim Unroe
Duane Butcher
Philip Cahoon
Everett Johnson
John Wright
Miami to open wrestling schedule with Notre Dame
Miami University will start its wrestling schedule December 13 at South Bend against Notre Dame, announced by athletic director John Brickles. Included is Chicago middleweight Bobby Boyd, a former butcher and grocery clerk, as part of the lineup.
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Bobcat
Ohio University Center
John Galbreath
Ohio University Board of Trustees
Oxford
Miami University
Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
John Brickles
Bobby Boyd
Chicago
Delany loses IC4A cross country to MSU sophomore
Ireland's Ron Delany failed to overtake Crawford Kennedy of Michigan State as Kennedy won the IC4A 5 mile cross country in 24 14.8. Delany finished second in 24 30, with Peter Close of St John’s Brooklyn and Don Luisi of Fordham close behind. Michigan State retained the team title and took permanent possession of the IC4A cup after the victory.
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New York
Ireland
Ron Delany
Crawford Kennedy
Michigan State
Delany
Villanova
Kennedy
Crawford
Peter Close
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Fordham
Don Luisi
Henry Kennedy
East Lansing
Spartans
First heavyweight boxing show at Yankee Stadium in 1923
On Saturday afternoon May 12 1923 Yankee Stadium hosted a heavyweight boxing card. Jess Willard faced Floyd Johnson Louis Firpo battled Jack McAuliffe and Jack Renault fought Fred Fulton in a triple bill of era defining names.
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Yankee Stadium
Jess Willard
Floyd Johnson
Louis Firpo
Jack McAuliffe
Jack Renault
Fred Fulton
Buckeye League Coaches Name 26 To All Star Teams
Rutland High hosts the semi annual banquet as SEC Buckeye League coaches name 26 players to two All Star squads. Eight Rutland boys earn honors with seven on offense and five on defense.
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SEC
Buckeye
Rutland
Rutland High School
Benedictine Holds Lead In Ohio Prep Poll Amid Tightening Race
In Columbus, Cleveland Benedictine’s unbeaten Bengals stretch their AP rating lead as Massillon downs Canton McKinley 25 7 and Toledo Devilbiss edges East Cleveland Shaw 19 14. With two unbeaten top contenders still to play, final voting on the state title is postponed until after Thanksgiving games.
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Tribe Lists Fine Catchers As Trade Asset
Cleveland manager Frank Lane plans to use catching depth in trades. He named Jim Hegan Russ Nixon Earl Averill Hal Naragin and Dick Brown as catchers and said five available give flexibility for infield deals. Lane discussed personnel with Bobby Bragan and scout Hoot Evers as he prepares for moves with the Indians.
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Cleveland
Frank Lane
Indians
Lane
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Vic Power
Kansas City
Jim Hegan
Russ Nixon
Earl Averill
Hal Naragan
Dick Brown
Bobby Bragan
Hoot Evers
Bragan
Almendares
Tignor and Patton Named Greyhound Co captains
Nelsonville selects Terry Tignor and Jerry Patton as co captains for the 1958 Greyhound football team after a teammate vote. Tignor is a senior middle guard and guard on offense, Patton a right halfback with multiple backfield roles. Both are sons of local parents and seniors next season.
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Nelsonville
Terry Tignor
Jerry Patton
Tignor
Patton
Lloyd Patton
A Lot of Bruises Notre Dame Football 69 Seasons
Notre Dame has endured a long football tradition spanning 69 seasons marked by injuries and tough play. The program’s resilience is noted amid ongoing grind for success and player durability.
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Notre Dame
BOWL STARS ACTIVE DALLAS RESURGENCE OF 1937 STARS
Cotton Bowl veterans Sam Baugh of TCU who defeated Marquette 16 to 6 on January 1, 1937, now coaches at Hardin-Simmons. Art Guepe, Marquette’s star that day, coaches at Vanderbilt.
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Dallas
Sam Baugh
TCU
Marquette
Hardin-Simmons
Art Guepe
Vanderbilt
Bryant Coaches Aggies In Rough Practice Circle
At Texas A and M Bryant runs a brutal challenge circle to win starting spots. Players wear maroon white or blue shirts and spar in six trial rounds with punishment for losing. Bryant, nicknamed Bear, builds a hard program that keeps top players on edge and maintains a tough, military style.
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NEA
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Tex
Paul Bryant
Texas Aggies
Kyle
Robert Garner
Bryant
Arkansas
Krueger
Charley Krueger
Garner
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