One-armed, one-eyed Bob Hight aims for Bills kicking job
Bob Hight left his Rochester job and drove to Buffalo to try replacing Pere Gogolak. Born with only a left arm and lost his left eye, he earned a Bills uniform after their scouts learned he had been a college kicking specialist. He faces depth perception issues but insists he has as good a shot as anyone.
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Crosby exes join Rotan football staff in Texas
Two Crosby alumni, ex-coach Doug Monzingo and ex-student Joe Ressler, will team at Rotan High School Texas with Monzingo as head coach and Ressler as first assistant. Monzingo has head coaching experience at Thorndale and Littlefield. Ressler has coaching roots in Houston and Tarkington. Rotan, a Class A power, returns five offensive and seven defensive regulars from the previous season.
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Yellow Hammers
Falcons Open Training Camp With Star Power Exhibition Clash
Georgia builds buzz as new Atlanta Falcons prepare for an exhibition against the Philadelphia Eagles with Gov. Sanders slated to visit Black Mountain camp. Coach Heckert emphasizes kickoffs and returns while rookie John Fincavage debuts as a return option. Meanwhile pay disputes linger as several players hold out or walk out during camp.
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Oldtimers In Aug 20 Game At Astros Stadium
Houston's second annual Oldtimers' Game will be held in the Astrodome on Saturday, August 2, prior to the Astros game with the Cincinnati Reds. The event, titled The Stars of the Forties versus Houston Oldtimers, features star players from the majors who played in the 1940s. Dizzy and Paul Dean, Bob Feller, Carl Hubbell, Monty Stratton, and Allie Reynolds have accepted. The game precedes Houston's 13 game homestand opening Monday, August 15, against the Atlanta Braves.
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Boxing Event Set Here At Firemen Hall
The Cutn Shoot Pearland and Red Shield boxing clubs are set to compete at 7 p.m. Friday in Lee Drive’s Firemen's Hall. The main event features Leonard Morgan against Orville Phillips in the featured bout.
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Mrs Stefani Captures Goose Creek Golf Title
Mrs. Harry Stefani won the championship flight Thursday in Women's Golf Association play at Goose Creek Country Club. First flight winner was Mrs. Vernon Wright, second flight John Besperka, third flight Mrs. Jim Boyer. Thursday was chipping day for the ladies.
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Goose Creek Country Club
Vernon Wright
John Besperka
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1000 Pay Respects To Lema
In Oakland California AP gasps of grief marked Tony Lema's Requiem Mass at St Headeth's Church as 1000 mourners including eight priests paid homage to the late golf star and his wife Betty. Among 122 pallbearers were Ken Venturi and Tommy Jacobs.
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Sports Facts From Falstaff by Don Faust
A compact trivia piece notes Olympic track dominance by the United States with 180 wins in 347 events since 1896, explains the legality of drop kicks in football, and tests readers with team player counts for soccer lacrosse and polo.
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