WVU Faces Kentucky With Wildcat Surprises In Hall of Fame Bowl
West Virginia guard Dave Oblak warns of tricky plays from Kentucky in the Hall of Fame Bowl at Birmingham's Legion Field. Kentucky, 6-4-1, rose from 0-10-1 last season and aims to prove itself against the nationally ranked Mountaineers led by Jeff Hostetler.
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Dickerson Named NFL Rookie of the Year
Eric Dickerson of the Los Angeles Rams won the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year award. He set rookie rushing records with 1808 yards on 390 carries, 62 of 84 votes, ahead of Dan Marino and Curt Warner. He expressed wish to play Hall of Fame and win Super Bowls, while coach John Robinson noted drafting Dickerson from Houston.
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Fairlea Big Creek Owls Top Greenbrier East in Opener
Big Creek Owls improved to 1-0 with a 36-30 wrestling win over Greenbrier East in Fairlea. Match details include forfeit wins by Shandor and Holbrook, with several pins and decisions across weights. Next, Big Creek hosts Tazewell and Beckley in a tri-match at 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Dickerson and Riggins Lead AP 1983 All Pro Backfield
Rams rookie Eric Dickerson and Redskins veteran John Riggins headline the AP 1983 All Pro backfield. Dickerson set rookie rushing records with 1,808 yards on 390 carries and 20 TDs. Riggins led NFL scoring with 24 rushing TDs and totaled 1,347 rushing yards on 375 attempts for Washington.
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Tigers Open Tonight Against PH Roanoke
Princeton High School basketball coach Ralph Ball announced the starting lineup for tonight's regular season opener against Patrick Henry of Roanoke Virginia. In the backcourt are seniors Damon Wilborn and Eddie Maynard, with junior Brian McKinney at center, and the forward duo of Russell Shrewsbury and Carl Pennington. Ball stressed rebounding against a bigger Patriots squad and noted transfer Mark Dishner will debut at 6-6 off the bench along with Greg Reed Parker Hall and Derrick Leffler. The 19 game season includes matchups versus Oak Hill Morgantown and Curt Warner of Seattle on page 9.
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Bulldogs Place Three On Group AA All Star Team
SW district co champion Tazewell trio Mark Billips Mike Billips and Steve Mitchem named to the 1983 Associated Press All-Group AA scholastic football team. Courtland producers fill five offense spots with Charles Anderson Ronnie Almond and others. Runner backs include Almond Anderson and Tyrone Branch. kicker Allen Bridgeforth of Nottoway is also selected.
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