Liberty Bowl Preview and Bowl Game Bets Across College Football
UPI reports Miami as a 10 point favorite over Virginia Tech in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis while Mississippi is a six point pick over Texas in the Bluebonnet Bowl. Florida State is a one point favorite over Wyoming in the Sun Bowl, and other bowl lines include Tennessee favored over Syracuse by five and Georgia seven over SMU in the Cotton Bowl. In Jan 2 games Purdue four over Southern California. Georgia Tech two over Florida in the Orange Bowl. NFL: Green Bay three over Baltimore to seal the NFC title. Dallas 12 over Washington in the East. Other NFL picks include Cleveland six over Philadelphia and St. Louis ten over Atlanta. AFL: San Diego two over New York, Boston ten over Houston, Oakland fourteen over Denver and Kansas City fourteen over Miami.
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Bubba Smith Named UPI Lineman of the Year 1966
Bubba Smith of Michigan State a 6 foot 7 inch 268 pound end was named United Press International Lineman of the Year for 1966. The Beaumont Texas senior led MSU to a 9 0 1 season and earned 159 of 320 votes.
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Bubba) Smith
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Hugo Buffs Spoil Warriors Home Opener 61 55
Hugo Buffaloes led 198 first quarter then held edge to defeat the Warriors 61-55. Clint Sparlin scored 21 for Hugo, Don Dodson 16 for Bonham, Hembree 13 and Dodson 13 for Bonham, with Lake Highlands, Greenville, Sherman district results noted.
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Southwest Conference Teams Bounce Back In 3-1 Night
Texas Christian suffered the lone loss as SMU edged past them 81-78 with Denny Holman scoring two late free throws. Texas beat LSU 114-78, Scottie Brown 20 and Gary Overbeck 18 led the scoring. Baylor beat Centenary 91-73 as Jimmy Turner 23 and Darrell Hardy 18 led the Bears. Loyola defeated TCU 91-75 in New Orleans amid a first half fight resulting in ejects for Barry Geraghty and John White.
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Record of Dominant Big Player in Saturday Clash
A towering player with immense size and strength dominated Saturday’s game, disrupting opposing passers and punters as enemy lines struggled to move him. His relentless pressure underpinned his team’s campaign and elevated them in national rankings.
Playoff Set in Case of AFL Tie
NFL announces Christmas Day tiebreakers for potential conference ties. If the Western race ends in a Green Bay Baltimore tie, the playoff occurs in Baltimore. Eastern ties Dallas against St Louis or Cleveland, with byes and games staged in Dallas St Louis and Cleveland on New Year’s Day.
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Haskins to discuss Hill reinstatement after suspension
El Paso Texas Western coach Don Haskins planned to meet suspended star Bobby Joe Hill to consider reinstatement to the NCAA title team. Hill was suspended for missing a team meeting, a temporary measure announced after a 61 30 win over East Texas State Tuesday night.
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Soviet reply on Oct 27 underground nuclear test reaches U S
Washington officials said the Soviet Union verbally answered a U S request for information about a large Russian underground nuclear test conducted October 27. Ambassador Anatoly F. spoke in response to the inquiry.
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Terrell to Challenge Clay for World Title Feb 6
Burnie Terrell signs to fight Cassius Clay for the world heavyweight championship for a Feb bout at the Houston Astrodome. Terrell vows a first round knockout as 60 000 fans expected and a record gate near 800000 with split payments: Clay 50 percent, Terrell 20 percent, Astrodome 17 15 percent, promoter 12 44 percent.
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Dobrynin to John Leddy Assist Sec of State for Europe
U S officials did not disclose details of the talks with Soviet envoy Anatoly Dobrynin and no word came from Soviet officials last Thursday as John Leddy met him.
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Clay May Retire After Terrell Fight
Cassius Clay faces Ernie Terrell on February 6 in the Houston Astrodome to decide who is world heavyweight champion. He hints at retirement after the bout and even jokes about becoming a full time minister if he quits. He had also floated a possible rematch with George Chuvalo.
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Chuck Curtis to Leave SMU Post
Dallas Morning News reports Chuck Curtis, SMU assistant football coach and former TCU player, will quit football to enter the Ford dealership business.
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Curtis to Move to Terrell After Cotton Bowl
Curtis announces decision to transfer to Terrell following the Cotton Bowl on December 31. He grew up coaching winning high school squads in Jacksburg and Garland and aims to become a college head coach.
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