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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1970
Page
9
Pittsburgh’s Terry Bradshaw looms as the likely No. 1 choice in the pro football draft barring a late deal. Chicago traded and Cleveland swapped stars as teams maneuvered to rise in the order. Bradshaw, 6-3 215, Louisiana Tech, passed for 2314 yards last season and drew strong postseason praise.
Lee College aims for a third straight Texas Junior College south zone win at 7 3 p.m. Tuesday in Lee Gym as they host South Texas Junior College. The 11 9 Rebels have won nine of their last 11, led by Ballard with 16 points, Meche 15 and Phearse 14 in the Bee County victory. After tonight they meet a strong Wharton County foe on Thursday at home.
Horace Mann topped Baytown 24-23 on a last second free throw by Bob Guenther after the buzzer. Guenther led HM with points while Elbert Darden and Dave Swafford added six for Baytown. HM swept the series. In eighth grade action Pete Cooper led HM 63-36 with Tim Hazlewood adding 10. Regen Gillis had 14 for Baytown.
Houston aims for three of the draft’s first 40 picks after acquiring Charley Johnson from St. Louis. Coach Wally Lemm says Houston will select the best available athlete each time, prioritizing a running back, defensive tackle, or offensive lineman.
Schedule of high school basketball games across Texas locales including South Texas at Lee College REL at various venues. Listed are dates and tip times for boys and girls teams such as South Houston Sterling Deweyville King Dayton Channelview Deer Park Wharton Rayburn Barbers Hill Anahuac New Caney La Porte plus junior varsity events.
Robert E. Lee hosts South Houston in a key District 224A game at AEL gym at 7 30 p m with Ganders aiming for a second straight win. Sterling travels to Galena Park in a non district clash as Dean Sterling seeks rebound after a loss to SH. Ganders boast balanced scoring led by Alton Anderson and Carl Barnett while Sterling’s Carl Barnett remains hot with 97 points in 4 games.
Arnold Palmer earned the Associated Press Golfer of the Decade after a decade of rallying comebacks and major wins. He captured four Masters titles, 60 tour victories including the 1960 U S Open, and accumulated 53144 of 633 votes, beating Jack Nicklaus who trailed in second with 75/4 votes.
Unbeaten UCLA, 14-0, led The Associated Press poll with 29 first place votes as Kentucky collected the remaining three. LSU guard Pete Maravich increased scoring but LSU beat Tennessee 71-59, narrowing the all time major college mark toward Oscar Robertson’s 2975 career points. Kentucky rolled past Alabama 80-71 as Adolph Rupp celebrated his 1000th game as coach.
In a Monday night basketball doubleheader St. Joseph defeated La Porte 24 21 behind eight points from Michael Sobotik while Seward totaled 13 for La Porte. Kenneth Giroff and Curtis Jennings each poured in 29 in the setback, and La Porte won the second game 85 68 with Trevino collecting 20 points. St. Joseph sits at 18 10 4, and both teams prepare for the Baytown seventh grade tournament this weekend.
Philadelphia sports writers honor Fred Steinmark as Most Courageous Athlete of the Year. The Texas safety, who survived bone cancer and loss of a leg, recalls past winners and expresses awe at the recognition.
Houston area high school hoops saw Robert E. Lee defeat South Houston 54 to 51 in the B game while SH won the A game 57 to 40. Richard Dodgen led REL with 18 points, Robert Jones added 17, and Jon Brown scored 10 for South Houston. Clifford Blake had 18 for SH and Charles Brown 14.
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected quarterback Terry Bradshaw of Louisiana Tech with the first pick in the pro football draft. Bradshaw, 21, 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, threw 39 touchdowns and 6,589 passing yards in college. He starred in the North-South and Senior Bowl games and was MVP in Mobile. Green Bay moved to No. 2 by trading for Mike McCoy from Notre Dame. Cleveland earned No. 3 by trading with Miami to choose Mike Phipps of Purdue.
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