Broker Wants a Bear Market By Jack Odgen
Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears star, spoke at the Knights of Columbus dinner in Iowa City. He expressed belief the Bears can win the 1969 NFL title if injuries stay manageable and a quarterback emerges, praising Bobby Douglass and noting Virgil Carter and Jack Concannon as contenders.
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Jack Odgen
Iowa City
Chicago
Chicago Bears
Gale Sayers
Knights of Columbus
Gale
Kansas
Bobby Douglass
Sayers
Bobby
NFL
Virgil Carter
Jack Concannon
Chicago Bear
Paul Maske
Iowa City Knights of Columbus
Bob Oldis
Montreal
KC Sports
Sayers Reflects On Iowa Dreams And Pro Football Outlook
Former college star Gale Sayers recalls almost choosing the University of Iowa in 1961 and explains his career path to the Kansas program. He discusses post football plans as a Chicago stock broker, his views on Namath and O J Simpson, home field advantage, Wrigley Field ambitions, the Super Bowl, and his pride in playing for the Chicago Bears.
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Sayers
Gale
Chicago
University of Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Clinton Jones
Cazzie Russell
New York Knicks
Bob Brown
Philadelphia
Joe Namath
O. J. Simpson
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Wrigley Field
Baltimore
Jets
Buffalo
Miami
Chicago Bears
Brown and Jones Nearly Quit Vikings Before All-Star Cedar Rapids Trip
Minnesota fullback Bill Brown has not signed a contract and Clinton Jones says he nearly quit last fall. Seven Vikings arrived in Cedar Rapids to play a LaSalle high game as Brown negotiates a possible May 1 free agency and Jones recalls near resignation after a tough Philadelphia game.
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al Miller Gazette
Minnesota Viking
Bill Brown
Clinton Jones
Viking
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota All-Stars
LaSalle High
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Dynamo
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Pete Rozelle
Minneapolis
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District Swim and Weekend High School Sports Action
Washington hosts the district swimming meet with preliminaries at 10 a.m. and finals at 2 30 p.m. Friday basketball features Jefferson vs Rock Island Kennedy at Iowa City LaSalle at Linn Marshall at Maquoketa Wamac actions. Saturday Washington battles East Moline for Valley lead while Marion hosts Anamosa in wrestling Jeff hosts Davenport Central LaSalle hosts Beckman Kennedy at Dubuque and Washington at Rock Island in meets. Jeff hosts Waverly in gymnastics.
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Fight Results From Associated Press Roundup
Taunton Eddie Dais knocked out Ernesto Iz in the 3rd round in Massachusetts. London and Clark drew in Liverpool. Tokyo Keum Taik Ise defeated Benkei Fujikura, Sepen. Portland Leo DiFiore stopped Burke in Maine. Los Angeles Oscar Albarado knocked out Jose Valenzuela in California.
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Red Top” Dais
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York
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Los Angeles
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Britain
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Sepen
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Maine
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Burke
St. John
New Brunswick
Oscar “Photque Albarado
Uvalde
Tex
Jose Valenzuela
Tijuana
Mexico
Area X nickname idea and wild hijack airline chatter
A column mixes college wrestling crowd notes from Iowa and Oklahoma and jokes about Area X Community College nicknames. It riffs on hijackers, pygmy blowguns, and aviation safety, then shifts to Detroit car heat and Minnesotan football ticket costs with quotes from Bill Hengen and Marsh Ryman.
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Area X Community College
Area X Commandos
Detroit
Big Ten and Big Eight hoops and sports on air
TV guide summarizes schedule for major college basketball games in the Big Ten and Big Eight, celebrity billiards, golf tournaments, and pro basketball. Notable events include Minnesota Indiana, Oklahoma Missouri, Philadelphia at Boston, and Iowa at Illinois with multiple KCRG and channel 9 listings.
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Oren
World of Sports
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Cal
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Sngeee
Seattle
Hope
Philadelphia
Boston
Channel 9
Wartburg Holds No. 11 NAIA Ranking At 17-0
Wartburg College remains undefeated at 17-0 and sits at No. 11 in the NAIA weekly poll. The victory string leaves Wartburg among five teams as the only unbeaten small colleges in the nation entering the final month of the season.
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DES Moines
UPI
Wartburg College
Wartburg
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