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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1979

Page

17

Hawks adopt Steeler style uni forms for Iowa football

Iowa coach Hayden Fry unveiled new Hawkeyes uniforms inspired by the Pittsburgh Steelers as the team prepares for the September 8 opener against Indiana. The black and gold kit features black jerseys with striped sleeves and white numbers, gold pants with black side stripes, and future nameplates on the back. Fry notes the look aims to signal a winning culture and emphasizes a strong receiving corps while evaluating quarterbacks Phil Suess, Pete Gales, and Jeff Green amid a depth chart overhaul.

Iowa City Pittsburgh Steelers Iowa Hayden Fry Indiana Hawkeyes Pittsburgh Steeler Fry Pittsburgh Terry Bradshaw Steelers Hawks Lynn Swanns Southern Methodist Ohio State Brad Reid Linn-Mar Jim Swift Keith Chappelle Swift Jeff Davis Highland Riverside Phil Suess West Des Moines Gales Green Gordy Bohannan Tony Ricciardulli Tom Grogan Kansas City Kan Denny Klapperich St. Ansgar Lon Olejniczak Decorah Bohannan Chappelle Glendale Cal JuCo Ricciardulli

World record hurdler Nehemiah edges Foster in Berlin meet

Reinaldo Nehemiah clocked 13.38 to win the 110 meter hurdles at an international meet in Berlin, narrowly beating fellow American Greg Foster. Houston McTear won the 100 meters, with Marian Voronin and Harvey Glance placing second and third.

Berlin UPI Renaldo Nehemiah Greg Foster Nehemiah Zurich Dody Cooper Houston McTear Marian Voronin Poland Harvey Glance

Bradshaw sparkles as Pittsburgh tops Jets

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw shone with a 30-yard pass for a score and a setup on another as Pittsburgh built a 17-point second period in a 27-14 exhibition win over the New York Jets. Franco Harris scored on a 1-yard run, Roy Gerela added two 48-yard field goals, and Anthony Anderson finished with a 1-yard TD.

East Rutherford N.J UPI Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh Steelers New York Jets Steelers Bradshaw Franco Harris John Stallworth Roy Gerela Anthony Anderson Pittsburgh Donald Dykes

Norton shoots 38 to win Retired Men's Golf low gross

Don Norton fired a 38 to win low gross honors at the Retired Men's Golf Association event at Squaw Creek. Marvin Couch with 29 secures low net. closest to pin No 4 goes to Joan Weiland. closest to pin No 8 to Earl Linkenback.

Don Norton Squaw Creek Marvin Couch Joan Weiland Earl Linkenback

Rain Halts Hawkeye Downs Action. Naylor Clinches Street Stock Win

Rain halted racing at Hawkeye Downs twice for 45 minutes delaying a double feature. Dave Naylor of Scotch Grove won the street stock feature, his third career victory, after Smoke Wilson led early and spun out. John Wolf and Keith Braun won sportsman heats while Bill Zwanziger Dick Schiltz and Verlin Baker captured late model heats.

Mother Nature Hawkeye Downs Downs Dave Naylor Scotch Grove Naylor Cedar Rapids Wilson

LaSalle Cross Country Practices Start Monday at 8 A M

LaSalle High announces Cedar Rapids cross country practice begins Monday at 8 a m with Lancer officials stating the schedule.

LaSalle Cedar Rapids LaSalle Lancer

Regis star earns trio of awards at Hilltop basketball camp

Chris Schneider of Regis High School received three awards at the Hilltop basketball camp held at Cornell College from August 6 to 10. The camp offered fundamental instruction for high school players in grades 10 through 12 in Mount Vernon.

Mount Vernon Chris Schneider Regis High School Hilltop Cornell College

Kennedy Girls Volleyball Team Organizes Monday Practice

The Kennedy girls volleyball team will hold an organizational meeting and practice on Monday at 7 am in the Kennedy gym.

Kennedy

ISU Signs Three Athletes to National Letters

Iowa State announces the signing of three athletes Gary Collings a Parkersburg defensive tackle joins the Cyclone football squad next week Marvin Warrick a Purdue transfer will play for Iowa State but is ineligible in 1979 80 under NCAA rules Jeff Cisna Johnston signs national letter of intent as top hitter in the 1979 Iowa high school summer all star series

Ames Iowa State Gary Collings Parkersburg Cyclone Lynn Nance Marvin Warrick Purdue Jeff Cisna Johnston

Fine Print TV Schedule Fragments

A dense list of sports events across channels includes soccer, baseball, bowling, golf, and football with times such as 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. on ABC CBS and KCRG KWWL and other stations. Multiple matchups involve Westchester Journey and Made in Germany among others.

WMT Westchester Journey CBS Sports Spectacular CBS Wide World of Sports ABC Germany the Racers KCRG Cubs Padres CBS Sports World KWWL

Pro Football Exhibition Results Friday

Philadelphia beat Baltimore 31 to 17 while Pittsburgh topped the New York Jets 27 to 14 in Friday exhibition games.

Philadelphia Baltimore Pittsburgh New York Jets

Transactions Show NFL and MLB Moves Across Teams

Cleveland trades strong safety Tony Peters to Washington for undisclosed 1980 and 1981 draft choices. New England places rookie defensive back Judson Flint on injured reserve. Kansas City places veteran middle linebacker Dave Rozumek on injured reserve. Boston acquires infielder Ted Sizemore from Chicago for cash, player to be named. moves Bob Montgomery to 21 day DL and Remy on 15 day DL. Kansas City recalls Clint Hardie from Omaha and seeks waivers on George Scott for unconditional release.

Cleveland Tony Peters Washington New England Judson Flint Memphis State Kansas City Dave Rozumek Boston Ted Sizemore Chicago Cubs Bob Montgomery Jerry Remy Clint Hardie Omaha George Scott

Bowling Greater Buffalo Open Finalists and records listed

Finalists with match play records and total pinfall after five rounds forty four games are announced for the Bowling Greater Buffalo Open at Cheektowaga New York. The list includes Steve Westberg Ed Ressler Mark Roth Joe Berardi Joseph Groskind Wayne Webb Rich Carrabba Mike Durbin George Pappas Marshall Holman Charlie Venaple Art Trask Rick Milner Steve Martin Warren Nelson Bill Coleman Craig Cuttor Bill George Pete Couture Paul Caldwell Christopher Riga Thomas Roeder Alan Gaboury Teata Simez with varied 14 2 through 4 12 records and totals ranging from 7090s to 7896.

Cheektowaga N.Y Steve Westberg Cottage Grove Ore Ed Ressler Bethlenem Mark Roth North Arlington N.J Joe Berardi Valley Cottage Joseph Groskind Memphis Tenn Wayne Webb Rehoboth Mass Rich Carrabba Las Vegas Mike Durbin Chagrin Fails Ohio George Pappas Charlotte N.C Marshall Holman Medford Charlie Venaple Bronx Art Trask Miami Rick Milner Portland Steve Martin Kingsport Warren Nelson Downey Califf Bill Coleman Springfield Craig Cuttor Whittier Calif Bill George Citrus Heights Pete Couture Windsor Locks Conn Paul Caldwell Tucson Ariz Christopher Riga Alientown Thomas Roeder Bellrose Alan Gaboury Bellington Teata Simez River Edge

Elam Keys Des Moines Win Amid Rain Delay

Springville native Elam, Des Moines first baseman, ignited a six run rally in the sixth with a triple and an infield hit to load the bases. Al Miller tied the game for Eagle Grove in the fifth before rain halted play. Sully upset Kingsley to take third place in Cedar Rapids substate.

Elam Springville Reames Des Moines al Miller Tim Purcell Eagle Grove Dave Quijana Sully Cedar Rapids Kingsley Sioux City

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