Murray Roundup by Tom Murray looks at Texas football and stars
The column surveys UT coach Darrell Royal and rival coaches, cites Jim Pittman denying accusations, and notes Texas players such as Elvin Hayes and Gary Sutton along with Houston, TCU, and SMU stars. It highlights Stotter, Hayes, Maravich, McCarty, Spain, and Crow as noted talents in football and basketball across Texas schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Murray
Texas
University of Texas
Darrell Royal
Jim Pittman
Tulane
Royal
Hll
Pittman
Darrell
Baylor
Ozona
Gary Sutton
Greg Pipes
Houston
University of Houston
Swcer
Cougars
Rich Stotter
SWC
Stotter
Howard Fest
tElvin Hayes
Louisville
Buster Brannon
TCU
Hayes
John David Crow
Aggies
Elvin
Louisiana
Ls.u
Pete Maravich
North Carolina
Mickey McCarty
Spain
Cougar
Ncaa Express
Jake
McCarthy
Pasadena
McCarty
Nicklaus Struggles With Driver In Citrus Open
Nicklaus, famous for power off the tee, battled a new driver in Orlando’s Citrus Open. He shot 67 to share the lead with Miller Barber after the first round, despite saying he’s striking the ball the wrong way and relying on luck and solid iron play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Speer
Associated Press
Orlando
Fila
Nicklaus
Miller Barber
Ohio Strongman
Barber
Ganders Seek Isle Tourney Win After 2nd Victory
In Galveston REL Sterling golfers open Ball High Tournament Friday with the Ganders aiming for a second straight win and the Rangers their first. The Ganders boast Mike Thompson as medalist contender after a 73 and Jimmy Younse leading with a 77-75 set, as REL and Sterling vie for top team honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle Tourney
Galveston
Robert E. Lee
Ganders
Rangers
Rel Duffers
Mike Thompson
Thompson
Gander
Jimmy Younse
Younse
Laredo
Orange Monday
Randy Tickner
Jbut
Jack Besperka
Randy Bobbitt
Mike Craig
Pat Tyler
Charles Reilly
REL
Ganders And Rangers Seek Tourney Wins In Texas
Robert E Lee and Sterling baseball teams travel for tournaments in Galveston Pasadena. REL seeks upset against LaMarque after a 1-3 start with three hits and a homer as Sterling eyes victory over Sam Rayburn in a 10:20 am game. Both squads chase a late season push with followup games in Texas City next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Laredo
Orange
Galveston
Houston Lee
Springswoods
Sterling
Robert E. Lee
Pasadena
Rel
LaMarque
Pall High
Sam Rayburn
Gary Harrington
Tigers
Ganders
Thomas’ McClendon
Deer Park
Sterline
O. E
Ball ‘High
Stephen F. Austin
Houston
Texas City
Veteran Sportswriter Harold Ratliff to retire from AP Texas
Harold V Ratliff longtime Fort Worth area sports editor for The Associated Press in Texas was honored at a luncheon as a top sports spokesman for Texas and the Southwest Conference He started at Hillsboro Mirror in 1936 and rose to AP sports editor in 1941 He reported writing about Texas schoolboy football for 48 years and claimed 15 million words in his career as attendees including Flem Hall Bill Rives and Judge Howard Green praised his life in sports journalism
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Harold V. Ratlitt
Texas
Southwest Conference
Associated Press
Greater Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce
Southwest
Ratliff
Hillsboro
Jed Dutch Meyer
Texas Christian University
Harold V Ratliff
Judge Howard Green
Flem Hall
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Bill Rives
Denton
Chronicle
Judge Green Formrly
Hives
Lee Netters Scheduled For Lamar Tech Tennis
Camille Burting and Kay Rankin of Lee College travel to Lamar Tech for a girls tennis tournament as part of a strong field including three internationally ranked entrants from Europe. The Rebels enter singles Friday and doubles Saturday after two wins over San Jacinto, with Camille Lee E. L. a 1968 graduate noted for multiple district and regional titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camille
Robert E. Lee
Fredna Tillery
AEL
Royce Ann Marshall
Crockett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jimmy Younie
Jerry Cox
Price Boothe
Resent
Fred Phillips
Phillips
Harrington
Gary Kappler
Andy Rose
Jimmy Sheats
ABL
Oz Hughes
Mike Hawks
Mike Moliaison
Sam
Texans
Rayburn
Bruce Nelson
Jim Butter
Lee Netters
Lamar Tech
Piper Sales and Service
Hasco, Inc
Humphrey
Barkaloo Rd
Archer Baytown
John Wiesner
Er Mei
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!