Heisman Winner Returns Home To Storied Johnson City
In Johnson City Tennessee a grateful crowd greets Heisman Trophy winner Steve Spurrier as he returns from college fame. Spurrier vows to prove himself in pro football while noting his roots and his wife Jerri. Giants and other teams eye a high draft bid, with Spurrier politely declining to name figures.
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Cassius Clay faces 1-A draft ruling fight to Supreme Court
Louisville report says Cassius Clay remains 1-A after draft board rejection of exemption as a Black Muslim minister. Attorney Hayden Covington vows to pursue federal courts and possibly the U.S. Supreme Court to reopen the case. Clay, 24, has earlier been designated 1-Y then 1-A fit amid Vietnam era drafts. He trains in Texas for a title defense against Ernie Terrell next month.
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Navy Rule Forbids Lunch With Modern Annie Oakley
Jeannette Bloom, 17, Montgomery Blair High School rifle captain, and 19 male teammates will shoot against the Naval Academy plebes this Saturday. Navy allows competition but bars Bloom from the plebes dining hall due to long standing policy. Bloom, a distinguished expert shooter, says she is used to eating alone for the third year in a row.
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Super Bowl Opens Historic Era In Pro Football Showdown
Los Angeles hosts the first World Championship game between AFL Kansas City Chiefs and NFL Green Bay Packers. Rozelle boosts purses to 10000 each for winners and 7800 for losers, sells TV rights for 2 million, but LA blackout hurts gates. Packers beat Cowboys 34-27, Chiefs top Bills 31-7 to claim title shots.
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Pirates Favor Wills Move Seals NL Lead Says Durocher
Pirates GM Joe Brown signed Maury Wills for over 70 000 improving defense and speed as Durocher predicts Pittsburgh to dominate the National League. Wills shifts from short to third, vows 110 percent, while Brown also adds Stargell Sisk and Mikkelsen as Dodgers lose their star.
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