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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1975

Page

9

Late Injuries Threaten NFL Title Hopes Across League

The AP reports key injuries threaten several title chances as Cincinnati loses to Cleveland 36-23 and Ken Anderson suffers a bruised chest. Bob Griese is out for the season with a torn tendon, boosting Colts over the Dolphins 33-17 while Bert Jones injures ribs. Other scores include Falcons over Broncos 35-21 and Vikings 28-13 over Chargers.

Associated Press Cincinnati Cleveland Browns Bengals Ken Anderson Cleveland Miami Dolphins Bob Griese Baltimore Griese Earl Morrall Colts Bert Jones Anderson Jones Atlanta Denver Minnesota San Diego Buffalo New England St. Louis New York Jets

Unitas leads record pace as NFL Week ends

Foreman carries 33 times for 127 yards and 3 TDs powering Minnesota to victory and leaving Chargers winless. Bills beat Patriots 45 31 as Simpson scores four times. Cardinals crush Jets 37 6 with Metcalf and Hart leads. Raiders edge Redskins 26 23 in OT. Cowboys top Eagles 27 17. Rams trounce Bears 38 10. Packers shell Giants 40 14. Chiefs outlast Lions 24 21 in OT. 49ers beat Saints 16 6 behind Schreiber and Washington.

Oakland Washington Dallas Philadelphia Los Angeles Chicago Green Bay New York Giants Kansas City Detroit San Francisco New Orleans Pittsburgh Houston Colts Dolphins Marty Domres Jones Lydell Mitchell Don McCauley Mitchell McCauley Johnny Unitas Chuck Foreman Minnesota Chargers Bills Patriots Buffalo Miami O.J. Simpson New England Simpson NFL Joe Ferguson George Blanda Redskins Cowboys Eagles Preston Pearson Roger Staubach Rams Bears Lawrence McCutcheon Jim Bertelsen John Cappelletti Packers Giants John Hadl Will Harrell Chiefs Lions Jan Stenerud Errol Mann 49Ers Saints

Alexander's Snipes Gilders Share TVC Football Honors

Alexander's Dave Snipes earned Coach of the Year while Roger Gilders of Alexander was named MVP at the Tri-Valley Conference all leaguer banquet. Nelsonville York and Warren Local tied for top honors after a 12 6 season finale win by Nelsonville York over Alexander.

Tri-Valley Alexander Roger Gilders Dave Snipes Messenger Dan Dry Tri-Valley Conference Ohio University Inn Thundering Herd Ohio State Buckeyes Carlin Carpenter Spartans Nelsonville-York Warren Carpenter Snipes and Gilders Jim Carpenter Federal Hocking High School D. Vincent Ford

Browns Rally Past Bengals for Big Upset in Cleveland

Cleveland running back Greg Pruitt starred with 121 rushing yards and 106 receiving yards, scoring twice to fuel a 35-23 comeback win over Cincinnati. Mike Phipps threw for 298 yards and two TDs as Cincinnati quarterback Ken Anderson left with a rib injury after a 292-yard effort before the setback.

Gregg Pruitt Mike Phipps Mike Browns Cincinnati Phipps Bengals Paul Brown Brown Ken Anderson Anderson John Reaves Cleveland Reaves Jim Hill Bob Trumpy Isaac Curtis Stan Fritts Billy Lefear Lefear

Kent State Hockey Destroys Ohio with Simpson Spark

Kent State routs Ohio University 7-0 and 7-3 as Dave Simpson shines with multiple goals in the weekend series. Simpson, a Kent State standout, extended an impressive unbeatens streak for the Clippers to 24 games while Ohio remains winless in five.

Ron Ware KENT Ron Izany Kent State Dave Simpson Ohio University Simpson Clippers Bobcats Dave Stany Robbie Begg Skein Ohio John McComb Cats McComb Greg Griffin Athens Mel Hauser

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