Packers and Giants Dominate AP All Star Team
Green Bay and New York place six and three players respectively on the 22 man All Star squad chosen by 42 writers and broadcasters. Joe Ringo Thurston Jim Ringo Jim Brown Hornung and others anchor the Packers lineup while Shofner Par ker and Ditka lead the Giants Eagles Rams and Bears targets in the selections.
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New York
Green Bay
Associated Press
Packers
Fred Thurston
Jim Ringo
Paul Hornung
Henry Jordan
Bill Forester
Jesse Whittenton
del Shofner
Roosevelt Brown
Jim Katcavage
Erich Barnes
Jimmy Patton
Ringo
Thurston
Jim Ray Smith
Cleveland
Brown
Jim Parker
Baltimore
Forrest Gregg
Mike McCormack
Shofner
Los Angeles
Baylor
Giants
Jim Philips
Rams
Ray Berry
Mike Ditka
Chicago
Eight Packers Named to West All Star Team in Pro Bowl
West squad selections for the 12th annual NFL Pro Bowl include eight members from the Green Bay Packers. Names span positions on offense and defense with many clubs represented, led by Packers from Scouting to lineup such as Jim Gibbons Jim Ringo Bart Starr and Jim Taylor among others.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
Green Bay Packers
Ray Berry
Colts
Jim Phillips
Rams
Max c- Gee
Packers
Jim Gibbons
Lions
Jim Parker
Bob St Clair
Forrest Gressz
Ted Connolly
Stan_ Jones
Bears
Jim Ringo
Bart Starr
John Unitas
Lenny Moore
Jon Arnett
Hugh
Bill George
Joe Schmidt
Les Richter
Bill Forester
Dick Lane
Abe Woodson
Jess Whittenton
Yale Lary
Oom Fc
Globetrotters thrill 2600 at Regis gym in charity show
The Harlem Globetrotters entertained 2,600 fans at Regis gym Tuesday night in a charity event sponsored by B'nai B'rith. The team beat the Hawai ian Surfriders 95 to 86 with Showboat Hall scoring 35 points. Terry Lester 27 and Ronnie Holt 25 led the losers as Abe Saperstein's troupe, in its 35th year, delivered trademark tricks and looping shots to a sellout crowd.
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Lynn Howell
Gazette
Harlem Globetrotters
Regis Gym
B'nai B'rith
Bobby
Hall
Terry Lester
Ronnie Holt
J. C. Gipson
Junior Lee
Abe Saperstein
Bobby Milton
Don Barnette
Irish Offense Shines In 79-63 Cage Win
St Patrick's High School beat St Joseph's Farley 79 to 63 as Kowalski led with 22 points and Hynes added 16. Moore scored 15 and Hoover contributed quick baskets in a strong second half to seal a 60-35 third period lead.
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St. Patrick’s
St. Joseph’s
Farley
Dave Kowalski
Kowalski
Mike Hynes
Hynes
Tim Moore
Moore
Tom Hoover
Joe Kenney
St. Patrick
Lipsi
Smith Aroland Breen Et Lal ' Ilpatranter
First Win for Irish Reserves
The St Patrick's reserves picked up their first win by tipping a tall Farley team 37 to 31. Jim Burke led all scorers with 9 points as an 11-3 first quarter edge proved decisive.
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St. Patrick’s
Farley
Jim Burke
Wally Lemm Named AFL Coach of the Year
Wally Lemm, who abandoned a sporting goods business last October 14 and rebuilt the Houston Oilers into champions, was named the AFL Coach of the Year for 1961 by United Press International. He received 19 of 24 votes from writers covering the AFL campaign.
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New York
UPI
Wally Lemm
Houston Oilers
American Football League
United Press International
Lemm
AFL
Pick Spahn Named Veteran Athlete of the Year
Warren Spahn, 40, from Milwaukee and 300-game winner, was selected Vet eran Athlete of the Year for 1961 by AP poll of 251 sports writers and broadcasters. He topped Archie Moore Stan Musial Jerry Barber Y A Tittle and Charley Conerly, with 153 first-place ballots.
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Associated Press
Warren Spahn
Pride
Milwaukee
Archie Moore
Stan Musial
Jerry Barber
PGA
New York Giant
Y.A. Tittle
Charley Conerly
Spahn
Jeff Boosters Set Meeting Wednesday Evening
The Jefferson Boosters plan a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the school. All members and supporters of Jefferson high school athletes are urged to attend to discuss the amateur boxing show on January 18.
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Jefferson Boosters
Jefferson High School
Hawks Target Iowa Prospects In Cedar Rapids Dinner
Gazette sports writer Andy MacDonald told Cedar Rapids lettermen that Iowa seeks 25 to 30 state prospects for Big Ten football. He spoke at a Chamber of Commerce and Junior Chamber dinner praising Iowa coaching and Michigan ties, and noted the 1961 Iowa highlight film.
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Lynn Howell
Gazette
Andy MacDonald
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
MacDonald
Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber
Chamber
Iown
Michigan
Saginaw Valley
Flint Northern
Former Cedar Rapids stars join Iowa winter squads
Former Cedar Rapids athletes appear across Iowa winter teams. On swimming Ralph Laughlin Binky Wadington and Denny Vokolek compete for Iowa while Danny Suits dives under Coach Bob Allen. Wrestling features Lonny Weiland plus Vern Kohl and notes Thorson plans to join after Blue Gray. Track lists Ralph Trimble Dennis Briggs and nine Iowa gridder track rosters. Gym includes Larry Synder home data and fencing adds Tom Evanoff with Achilles Nickles as new coach.
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Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Gazette
C. R
Hawk
Ralph Laughlin
Binky Wadington
Denny Vokolek
Danny Suits
Bob Allen
Iowa
Lonny Weiland
Illinois
Vernon Kohl
Vern
Dave McCuskey
McCuskey
Sherwyn Thorson
Ralph Trimble
Dennis Briggs
Francis Cretzmeyer
Sammie Harris
al Hinton
Bob Kreamer
Mike McDonald
Felton Rogers
Lonnie Rogers
Cloyd Webb
Jerry Williams
Jim Winston
Dick Holzaepfel
Larry Synder
State Department
Tom Evanoff
Soph
Iowa Fencing
Achilles Nickles
Pennsylvania
Achilles
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