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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1968
Page
12
Vince Lombardi retires from coaching the Green Bay Packers after nine seasons and will serve as general manager. Phil Bengston, 56, is named the new head coach, replacing the longtime ruler of Green Bay football.
Burns said he expects his role with the Green Bay Packers to remain as defensive backfield coach under Vince Lombardi after two seasons. New head coach Phil Bengtson plans to keep Burns as the defensive coordinator overall.
The Packers announced Bengtson will assume head coaching duties, succeeding a legendary Lombardi who will relinquish one of his roles. Lombardi spoke of leaving after much thought, while Bengtson pledged no major changes and will continue to call the defense for now.
LaSalle of Cedar Rapids seeks revenge and a share of the East Central Iowa lead by hosting Regina of Iowa City in a key Friday basketball feature. Kennedy welcomes Iowa City in a Mississippi Valley test as other Friday games unfold across the Cedar Rapids-Marion area.
Joe Bergman a 6-9 high school all America from Clinton St Marys and Iowa reserve center quit the school for personal reasons. Friends say he plans to enroll at Creighton for the second semester and become eligible next season. He has averaged 4.7 points per game and started twice this season.
Iowa Coach Ralph Miller plans line juggling after Bergman’s exit and Vidnovic’s possible eligibility, while Illinois defends top Big Ten defense in Champaign. Edina Minnesota high school routs Cooper as ski weather warns of poor conditions.
A federal sports arbitration panel spent 26 months mediating the feud between the Amateur Athletic Union and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The 29 page report created three sanction categories for open, closed and domestic meets and proposed a five year binding plan. The USTFF announced it would conduct meets without AAU sanction while the AAU retained sanction for open meets and automatic sanction for imports if international standards are met.
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