A Mixed-Up NFL Season
This column discusses the 1983 NFL season with a nine game schedule and sixteen teams in playoffs. It cites Raiders history with Daryle Lamonica Warren Wells George Blanda Ken Stabler Jim Plunkett Marcus Allen Cliff Branch and Tom Flores. The author predicts Los Angeles Raiders 27 Washington Redskins 20 for the Super Bowl.
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Raiders
Raider
Daryle Lamonica
Warren Wells
George Blanda
NFL
Blanda
Lamonica
Wells
Ken Stabler
the Snake
Jim Plunkett
Plunkett
Jimmy King
Marcus Allen
Allen
Southern Cal
Tom Flores
New York Jets
Pittsburgh
Miami
Cincinnati
Dolphins
New England Patriots
Foxboro
Buffalo Bills
Pittsburgh Steelers
Terry Bradshaw
Bills
Steelers
Cliff Branch
Peter Rozelle
Branch
Washington Redskins
Mahaffey Carner win in windy mixed teams golf event
JoAnne Carner and John Mahaffey won the JC Penney Mixed Teams Classic at Bardmoor CC Largo Florida by one stroke over Jay Haas and Hollis Stacy. Final 72-hole total 268 as rivals Haas Stacy finished 269 amid 25 mph winds and rain delays.
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Largo
Fla
JoAnne Carner
John Mahaffey
Jay Haas
Hollis Stacy
Carner
Mahaffey-Carner
Bardmoor Country Club
Haas
Stacy
Mahaffey-Corner
Mahaffey-Carnn
Kite-Daniel
McCumber-Brolly
Graham Brownie
Koch-Lauer
Strange-Lopez
Falcons blitz Saints for 35 0 victory in strike season
Gerald Riggs and Lynn Cain each scored twice as the Atlanta Falcons overwhelmed New Orleans 35-0. The defense forced six turnovers and seven sacks, harassing 36-year-old Kenny Stabler who threw three interceptions and fumbled twice. Riggs had runs of 3 and 1 yards, Cain's TDs followed a 17-yard Bartkowski pass and a 2-yard run, as Atlanta moved to 4-2 and New Orleans dropped to 3-3 amid late turnovers.
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Atlanta
Gerald Riggs
Lynn Cain
Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints
Kenny Stabler
Falcons
Saints
Riggs
Cain
Steve Bartkowski
New Orleans
Guido Merkens
Rich Mauti
Talented Field Set for Weekend Currence Classic
The 15th annual Bluefield Lions Club Currence Classic opens Friday at Brushfork Armory with top small college teams. Notables include Andy Williams 38 points in 1974 and Paul Hill 63 points over two games in 1969. First-round games feature Concord College vs West Virginia Tech and Bluefield State vs Alderson-Broaddus. Two-night tickets cost six dollars. singles three fifty. tickets on sale at several Bluefield area locations.
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Marvin Webster
Bluefield State
Ed Seward
Rio Grande
Ohio
Seward
Concord College
West Virginia Tech
Alderson- Broaddus
Southside and
Medical Arts Pharmacies
Bluefield
New Graham Pharmacy
Bluewell Pharmacy
Bluewell
Hickam’s
Broncos Rally Past Rams In Anaheim For 27 24 Win
Denver quarterback Steve DeBerg tied an NFL record by completing his final 17 passes, finishing 23 of 31 for 307 yards and two touchdowns to erase a 21 0 deficit and beat the Los Angeles Rams 27 24 in Anaheim. He connected with Rick Upchurch for a 51 yard score with 2:57 left in the second quarter and later to Rick Parros for a 7 yard TD.
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Anaheim
Calif
Denver
Steve DeBerg
Broncos
Los Angeles Rams
DeBerg
Bert Jones
Baltimore Colts
Rick Upchurch
Rams
Rick Parros
Vince Ferragamo
Aaron Kyle
Los Angeles
Rich Karlis
Parros
Louis Wright
Bears Bow To Seattle In Narrow Victory
Seattle Seahawks defeated the Chicago Bears 20-14 as Jim Zorn threw for a touchdown and ran for another. Zorn's 15 yard score and a 7 yard pass to Byron Walker gave Seattle a 17-7 halftime edge, while Matt Suhey's 2 yard TD late in the fourth made it 17-14 before Seattle sealed the win.
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Seattle
Jim Zorn
Seattle Seahawks
Chicago Bears
Zorn
Byron Walker
Bears
Matt Suhey
Suhey
John Roveto
Seahawks
Raiders Rally For 21-16 Win
Los Angeles Raiders beat the Kansas City Chiefs 21-16 as Jim Plunkett threw a 35 yard touchdown pass to Calvin Muhammad with 25 seconds left. The Raiders moved 80 yards in seven plays after KC took a 16-14 lead on Billy Jackson's late TD.
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Kansas City
Jim Plunkett
Calvin Muhammad
Los Angeles Raiders
Kansas City Chiefs
Raiders
Chiefs
Billy Jackson
Bu Los Angels
Kaass Cty
Lowery
Christensen
Plunkett
Babe
Kc--Pg
KC — Jackson
La—Muhammmad
Bahr
Washington 333 St Louis 600 77 Wash-FG Moseley lead
Washington 333 St Louis 600 77 Moseley kicks three field goals and Washington gains first downs 18 to 19 while Lomax and Hart connect for St Louis in a tense NFL action summary with rushing and passing totals, and receiver tallies.
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St. Louis
Moseley
LaFleur
Hart O'Donoghue
Riggins
Theismann
Harmon
Monk
Anderson
Morris
Mitchell
Lomax
Hart
Warren
Brown
Walker
Tilley
Green
Harrell
Schumann
St Louis
Wood
Danmeier
Wei
Baltimore
Dickey
McMillan
Pages
Franklin
Minnesota
Young
Galbreath
LeCount
Kramer
Page
Princeton Alumni Basketball Game Set At Princeton High
The annual Princeton Alumni versus varsity basketball game is set for Friday night at Princeton High School at 8 00 with a jayvee game at 6 0 Alumni may sign up by contacting Opie McKinney at 425 7478 or Skip Ball at 325 0038 Also listed are Saturday scores across the league and tonight's no games scheduled slate.
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Princeton
Princeton High School
Opie McKinney
Prison inmate helps Patriots win 3-0 over Dolphins
In Foxboro a prison-inmate helper cleared snow on the field with a tractor during a timeout, enabling John Smith to kick a 33-yard game winner as the Patriots upset the Dolphins 3-0. Mark Henderson, serving a burglary sentence, said he was on a work release program and back at Norfolk State Prison by 5 pm.
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Mass
New England Patriots
Miami Dolphins
Mark Henderson
Patriots
New England
John Smith
Henderson
North Attleboro
Ron Meyer
Dolphins
Norfolk State Prison
Norfolk
Massachusetts Correctional Institute At
Concord
Schaefer Stadium
Vikings Edge Colts 13-10 in narrow NFL win
Minnesota place-kicker Rick Danmeier kicked two second-half field goals to lift the Vikings to a 13-10 victory over winless Baltimore. Tommy Kramer threw for 258 yards with one TD as Baltimore’s 94-yard interception return by James Burroughs produced the Colts’ lone touchdown.
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Minnesota
Rick Danmeier
Vikings
Baltimore Colts
Baltimore
Danmeier
Viking
Colt
Tommy Kramer
Ted Brown
James Burroughs
Kramer
Ahmad Rashad
Colts
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