Publicized high school star faces state press scrutiny
The column contrasts WVU recruit Jeff Schneider with the Robert Alexander saga at Morgantown, noting exaggerated local hype and its impact on team dynamics. It also recounts Dock Ellis clashing with manager Billy Hunter, highlighting Ellis’s defiance and Hunter’s firm stance amid hotel bar and travel rule tensions.
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Billy Hunter
Dock Ellis
Texas
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Hunter
Hitler
Eastern Eight approves league office and new commissioner
The Eastern Eight athletic directors from Duquesne George Washington Massachusetts Penn State Pitt Rutgers Villanova and West Virginia push for a league office and a commissioner with a staff and publicity department. A July target to name the commissioner follows a June screening, plus a double round robin schedule through 1980 81 and a new league letter of intent. The NCAA qualifying tournament opener is set for home courts of top league teams with semifinals in Pittsburgh and a March 3 final. Billy Martin quips about becoming commissioner if fired by the Yankees.
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George Washington
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West Virginia
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Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Arena
Pittsburgh
Lombardi Son Named Assistant Executive Director
Vince Lombardi Jr. is named assistant executive director of the NFL Management Council, the bargaining arm for 28 NFL teams. He has worked with the Seattle Seahawks since 1975, most recently as director of ticket sales and marketing, announced by Paul Sonnabend, the council’s new executive director.
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Vince Lombardi
NFL Management Council
Lombardi
Seattle Seahawks
Paul Sonnabend
NFL
Shepherd aims for Bristol Wendy's 400 Doubleheader glory
Morgan Shepherd, a longtime underdog in Late Model Sportsman, lands new sponsor Hot Rod Barns adding a second car and fresh engine parts. He seeks a strong Bristol showing after his Charlotte Sportsman 100 victory, while David Pearson drives the Charlotte-winning car.
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Shepherd
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Bob Pressley
Jack Ingram
David Pearson
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Staubach Accepts Image of Him as Square at AP Event
Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach told AP Sports Editors convention he accepts the media label of being square though he believes his humor is often misquoted. He noted that a station wagon purchase after Super Bowl MVP helped shape that image and urged professional game analysis. He joined Cynthia Potter McIngvale Al Oliver and Abe Lemons in discussing press influence, misquoting, and public perception.
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Roger Staubach
Dallas Cowboys
Associated Press Sports Editors
Staubach
Tom Landry
Cynthia Potter McIngvale
al Oliver
Texas Rangers
University of Texas
Abe Lemons
Nicklaus in talks to redesign Atlanta Classic course
Jack Nicklaus and Atlanta Country Club officials began negotiations to redesign the first nine holes from tee to green in time for next year’s Classic. Everett Millican, club president, said Nicklaus has course wide ideas but a total redesign is unlikely due to cost and time. The plans followed Nicklaus missing the cut last week.
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Jack Nicklaus
Atlanta Country Club
Everett Millican
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