Heisman Hex looms for Jim Plunkett
New York November 28 UPI reports the Heisman Trophy hex legend persists, especially for quarterbacks like 1970 winner Jim Plunkett of Stanford. The piece notes mixed pro outcomes among winners, citing Plunkett’s Rose Bowl impact and the broader trend of winners facing uneven NFL success.
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Frank Sinkwich
Johnny Lujack
Doak Walker
Leon Hart
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Mike Garrett
O.J. Simpson
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Iowa
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Terry Baker
Oregon State
Roger Staubach
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John Huarte
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Steve Spurrier
Florida
Gary Beban
UCLA
Lujack
Chicago Bears
Texas Faces No 1 Hopes as Worster Backs Longhorns
United Press International reports Texas must win against Arkansas to sustain its No 1 claim and extend its 29 game college football winning streak. Worster, Texas leading scorer with 12 touchdowns, is injured but expected to play. Arkansas may recall Bill Burnett from injury for the pivotal SWC showdown amid a lone early season loss to Stanford.
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Brodie's Fun League Defies Bowlers For Skiing Soul Outlet
In a Berkshire mountain scene Brodie Mountain launches a Monday and Wednesday night fun racing league. Ten teams to start with a five dollar entry per racer funds trophies and a final banquet. Timers slalom poles and handicapping create an organized outlet for frustrated racers in a playful contrast to bowling. Team entries grow as Frank Munn coordinates the contest and locals embrace the mix of sport and recreation.
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Thompson’s Cleaners
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Berkshires
Backus shocks Napoles to win welterweight crown in upset
Billy Backus defeated Jose Napoles by a fourth round technical knockout in Syracuse to claim the world welterweight title after a brutal fight. Napoles cut over Backus's eye, but Backus opened Napoles with a gash that required stitches and prompted the referee to stop the bout in round four. Napoles expects a rematch in Los Angeles within 90 days.
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UPI
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Jose Napoles
Napoles
Los Angeles
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Armand J. Cincotta
Percy Pugh
Kagoes
Basilio
Garden jitters vanish as Gilmore lifts Jacksonville past St Peter's
Artis Gilmore, 7-foot-2 center, and Jacksonville set Madison Square Garden scoring marks in a 152-106 win over St Peter's. Gilmore 28, with 34 rebounds the regular season high. Ernie Fleming 30, Harold Fox 29. Wasdin says team can play better defense. Also in doubleheader, St Joseph's edged Manhattan 71-67 as Owens and Riker combined 51 for South Carolina 86-69 over Auburn. Western Kentucky beat Old Dominion 96-82 and USC toppled Utah 90-81. Florida State crushed Biscayne 106-70 with Vernell Elizy 35 points.
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Harold Fox
Dolphins
Wasdin
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St. Joseph’s
Manhattan
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Tom Riker
South Carolina
Auburn
Riker
John Roche
John Mengelt
Western Kentucky
Old Dominion
Southern California
Utah
Florida State
Biscayne
Jim Rose
Jim McDaniel
Dennis Layton
Paul Westphal
Cal
Vernell Elizy
Blanda’s Magic Faces Jets in Raiders Showdown
A nostalgic profile of George Blanda, the 43 year old Raiders quarterback, famed for late heroic heroics and clutch kicks. The Jets visit Shea Stadium as Oakland seeks a playoff berth while New York hopes to end its slide. Blanda’s enduring career spans four decades, under coach John Madden’s guidance.
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Ray Chester
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George
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National Broadcasting Company
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Jet
Ben Davidson
al Woodall
Woodall
Sid Luckman
Johnny Lujack
John Madden
Ski conditions snapshot from New England resorts
Ski conditions as of Thursday night across Vermont Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts list Mt Snow Stratton Sugarbush Squaw Mountain Sunday River Cannon Mt Waterville Valley with ranges from 0 to 18 inches and states of limited access and varying grades from good to excellent indicating variable terrain and release dates for openings.
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