Unitas Delights Fans At Cedar Rapids Meet
Johnny Unitas drew about a thousand fans to Armar ballroom where he chatted posed for photos and signed autographs for an hour before a Cedar Rapids Sports club panel. He praised Gale Sayers as the best running back and called Green Bay the toughest foe last year while fielding youth questions.
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Green Bay
Chicago Bears
Baltimore
Armar Ballroom
Johnny Unitas
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Gale Sayers
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Cedar Rapids
Jon Meskimen
Larry Lawrence
Iowa
Unitas Reflects On Football Life And Future Plans
In an interview Bonds Unitas discusses Bart Starr as a rival and beauty, plans for after retirement, and his hopes to stay with the Colts. He offers advice to youngsters about education and playing multiple sports, predicts AFL-NFL rule changes, and praises players like Sonny Jurgensen and Gale Sayers while noting team strength for 1968 1969. A fan’s prayer prompts a grateful exchange.
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Gale Sayers
Los Angeles
Baltimore Star
Johnny
Tamburo mile controversy shapes Iowa spring football drills
Iowa coach Ray Nagel imposes a Tamburo mile rule with backs and ends to run six minutes or less and linemen 60 minutes. Dick Tamburo, reassigned to defense, explains the program first tested at Arizona State. Players arrive for spring practice as weights shift and line positions fuse.
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Iowa City
Ray Nagel
Tamburo
Dick Tamburo
Hawks
Nagel
Iowa
Oregon State
Notre Dame
Indiana
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Illinois
Purdue
Northwestern
Arizona State
Hawkeyes
Eddie Podolak
Mike Cilek
Larry Lawrence
Roy Bush
Don Sibery
Iowa Hawkeyes eye junior college star to boost title bid
Iowa coach Ralph Miller pursues 6-6 versatile John son from Northwest Community junior college Powell Wyoming. Son starred at Hutchinson Kansas tourney and Olympic tryouts, aiming to fill gap left by Sam Williams. Reardon and Melendez vie for kicking range while Podolak and Schuessler anchor punting duties.
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Iowa City
Ralph Miller
Iowa
Ralph
Johnson
Northwest Community Junior College
Powell
Wyo
Hutchinson
Kan
Sam Williams
Sam
Detroit
White Sox
Russ Snyder
Tommy Davis
Luis Aparicio
Buddy Bradford
Florida
Ray Nagel
C.R
Bob Anderson
Ray
Bob
Marco Melendez
Puerto Rico
Sophil Schuette
Anderson
Hawkeyes
Melendez
Towa
Eddie Podolak
Dean Schuessler
Ted Lawrence
Kerry Reardon
Standings GAMES SATURDAY Schedule Conflicts
Los Angeles plays New York while Houston meets Phibia San Francisco faces sitsbureh. Atlanta hosts N Chicago visits memes in a busy weekend slate.
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Francisco
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Eniteet
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Givstt
Philadelphia
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Cincinnati
Darichal
Pitte Saeve
St. Louis
Torrez
Vore at Minnesota and Washington Lady Batters
A garbled item notes an incident at Minnesota and Washington with references to Baltimore and Carlton. The readable fragments imply a local event involving individuals and places but lack clear actions or outcomes.
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Jack Ogden
Tamburo Mile
Gus Schrader
Gazette
Greg Allison
Layne McDowell
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Layne
Jeff Stars
Bill Bevill
Red Peppers
By Gus Schrader
Cub
Grand Canyon
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Bettendorf
Ted
Sheeder
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Podolak
Reardon
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Kansas City
Sox
Eddie Stanky
Milt Richman
UPI
Stanky
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al Miller
Bino
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Inston
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Oskland
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Washi
Jon Coleman
Oakland
Nash
Leonore
Howard
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Eee Service
St.Charles
Brookside Associates
James B. Beam Distilling Co
Cermont, Ky
D. Dale Gosch
John Zachar Jr
John McIvor
Four Horsemen
Wilson's Motorcycle Sales
Wilson's
Wilson’s
Wilson
Center Point Road
By Donmoor
Donmoor
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