College Super Bowl match of No 1 Nebraska vs No 2 Alabama
Nation’s top two teams, Nebraska and Alabama, meet in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Eve with a national championship at stake. The piece discusses postseason bowls, calls for a college playoff, and notes Alabama coach Paul Bryant’s rise and the teams’ wishbone offense amid ongoing debate over a true national title game.
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Miami
Nebraska
Alabama
National Collegiate Athletic Association
N.C.A.A
Ivy League
Dolphins
Gesino
St. Petersburg
New York Titans
Queens
Rick Casare
Dolphins rise from rejection to pride in Miami
A 1966 snapshot of the Miami Dolphins turning doubt into devotion as crowds grow, tickets sellouts surge, and the franchise gains local reverence led by coach Don Shula, star players Griese Kiick Warfield Yepremian, and a community embracing the team through highs and past struggles.
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N.Y
MIAMI
Archie Stone
Miami Dolphins
Dolphins
Kansas City
Green Bay Packers
Eastern Airlines
Garo
Garo Yepremian
Orange Bowl
Dolphin
Warfield
Yepremian
Bob Griese
John Unitas
New York Jets
Baltimore
American Football League
N.F.L
Griese
Larry Csonka
Jim Kiick
Joe Thomas
Shula
Charles Gesino
Gesino
Fidel Castro
Joe Robbie
Minneapolis
A.F.L
Danny Thomas
Robbie
George Wilson
Flipper
Dick Wood
Eddie Wilson
University of Miami
Genius on the mound in a Koufax tribute
In this essay the author argues that true genius in sports mixes rare gifts with hard work, citing Sandy Koufax and other legends. Koufax’s unmatched curve ball and dominance defined genius, while many control artists toil without matching extraordinary impact. The piece insists geniuses deserve Hall of Fame recognition on first bounce.
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Sam Snead
Babe Ruth
Jim Brown
Jerry Barber
Koufax
Sandy Koufax
Hall of Fame
Dooley Fired as Bears Head Coach by George Halas
Chicago Bears owner George Halas dismissed Jim Dooley after four seasons, naming potential internal or external candidates. Dooley, 41, finished 20-36 overall with a 1971 season collapse after a fast start, amid quarterback turmoil and player discontent including Dick Gordon criticizing Dooley's focus on appearance.
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Chicago
Jim Dooley
The
Chicago Bears
George Halas
Dooley
Jim
Halas
Pat
Minnesota
Jack Concannon
Kent Nix
Vikings
George Blanda
Bobby Douglass
Dick Gordon
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Arthur Daley
Times News Service
Notre Dame
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Crimson Tide
Don Hutson
Bryant
Joe Namath
Oklahoma
Cornhuskers
Mike Maguire
Kerry Ryan
Pride of
By Neil Amour
Murph
Candace Messier
George Wilson Jr
Rick Norton
Stephanie Noonan
Karl Noonan
Mrs. Noonan
Dolphin Squad
Earl Noonan
Chuck Shafer
Mozart
By David Anderson
Hemingway
Rembrandt
Jim Davenport
Irving Berlin
Valhalla
Caruso
Mel Torme
Shakespeare
Erle Stanley Gardner
Dave Anderson
B.B.P
Bennington, VT
Bears
New York Times News Service
Bear
Fla.) University
VOLVO
Boston
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Massachusetts
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