Chargers Dominate AP All-Pro Team of 1980
Explosive Chargers dominate The Associated Press All-Pro selections with eight players, five as starters. Fred Dean Gary Johnson Kellen Winslow John Jefferson and Charlie Joiner lead the first team with Fouts Benirschke and Kelcher on the second.
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Associated Press
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Charlie Joiner
Chargers
Dan Fouts
Rolf Benirschke
Louie Kelcher
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Pittsburgh Steelers
Jack Lambert
Mike Webster
Donnie Shell
Cleveland
Houston
Oakland
Los Angeles
Sipe
Lyle Alzado
Browns
Campbell
Leon Gray
Oilers
Ted Hendricks
Lester Hayes
Raiders
Pat Thomas
Nolan Cromwell
Rams
John Hannah
New England
Herbert Scott
Dallas
Mike Kenn
Mountaineers hold off Youngstown in opener comeback
Greg Nance led West Virginia with 20 points as the Mountaineers defeated Youngstown State 81 to 59. WVU withstood a late Penguin rally led by Bruce Alexander, forcing 26 Youngstown turnovers and leveraging a full court press to regain control. Nance and Russel Todd paced WVU early while the team improved to 7-3 and eyes the next games against George Washington and others.
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Youngstown
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George Washington University
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Pacers beat Nets 112 103 for fourth straight win
Indiana Pacers ride a balanced attack with seven in double figures led by Billy Knight's 21 as they top New Jersey 112 103. Nets' Mike Gminski scores 27 in a loss that drops them 0 9 this season under interim coach Bob MacKinnon.
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Indiana
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James Edwards
Don Buse
Bantam
Louis Orr
Penguins Rout Islanders 7 3 in NHL Clash in Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the New York Islanders 7-3 at home marking the first meeting of the season between the teams. Peter Lee Baxter and Paul Gardner sparked a 3-1 first period lead, with Baxter returning after a wrist injury. Kehoe scored twice in the middle frame as Pittsburgh pulled ahead 6-1, while Bryan Trottier and Butch Goring added late goals for New York.
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Sabres
Buffalo
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Derek Smith
Quebec Nordiques
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Quebec
Robbie Ftorek
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Michel Plasse
Campbell Wins Award For Offensive Player Of The Year
Earl Campbell of the Houston Oilers was named The Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year with 43 of 84 votes. He led the NFL in rushing with 1,934 yards, far ahead of Walter Payton, and set records for carries 373 and 200+ yard games. Campbell may sit out 1981 unless his contract is renegotiated amid contract dispute speculation.
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Curtis Dickey
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Kansas City
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Denver
New England
New York Jets
Campbell seeks $1 million annual deal to stay with Oilers
Earl Campbell's agent Witt Stewart announced Campbell is seeking a $1 million per year, six year contract and would sit out next season if renegotiation fails. Oilers GM Ladd Herzog has rejected any chance of renegotiation, and Campbell did not attend the briefing. Stewart said the goal is fairness and to help other Oilers players who feel underpaid.
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Earl Campbell
Witt Stewart
Houston Oilers
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Campbell
Oilers
Earl
Ladd Herzog
Robert Brazile
Mike Barber
Leon Gray
McNamara McNamee win in Braniff Airways World Doubles
Wimbledon doubles champions Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee opened with a victory in the Braniff Airways World Doubles Championship, defeating Marty Riessen and Sherwood Stewart 7-4 6-4 7-4 in just over two hours. They focused attack on Stewart’s serve, breaking it three times as Riessen and Stewart fought a long opening-set tiebreak.
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London
Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee
Braniff Airways
Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart
South Africa
Frew McMillan
Mottram
McMillan
Bob Hewitt
USAC Bans Cosworths In Indy Championship
Indianapolis leader John Cooper, president of the Speedway, commends the USAC ban on turbo Cosworth engines for its championship cars division including the Indy 500. He says the 1982 production-based formula could usher in an exciting era and expects many entries for the 1981 500 under the same specs as last year.
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John Cooper
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Perry Oldest Brave Now
ATLANTA AP Gaylord Perry agreed to sign with the Braves and will join 41-year-old Phil Niekro as a veteran pitcher. Perry, 42, is to receive about 300000 for the 1981 season and plans to debut Monday, joining a staff led by Turner-owned Braves broadcasts.
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