Red Miller Named NFL Coach of the Year
New York AP reports Red Miller, who led the Denver Broncos to their first playoff appearance and a Super Bowl, was voted NFL Coach of the Year by The Associated Press. Miller won 58 of 84 votes, ahead of Don Shula and Leeman Bennett.
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NEW York
Red Miller
Denver Broncos
Associated Press
Miller
Pittsburgh Steelers
Oakland
Don Shula
Miami Dolphins
Leeman Bennett
Atlanta Falcons
Denver
Robert Miller
New England
John Ralston
Broncos
American Football League
Levy names Rust to Chiefs staff in defensive role
Alan Rod Rust, Cedar Rapids Franklin alum and Webster City native, was named defensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs by head coach Marv Levy. The 49 year old joins after coaching linebackers and the defensive line for the Philadelphia Eagles, who ranked sixth in NFC total defense. Rust previously coached Levy’s Montreal Alouettes from 1973 to 1975.
Perfect 300 Games Open Waltonian Archers Winter League
Cedar Rapids players Larry King and Rick Pegorik each bowled a perfect 300 as the Waltonian Archers opened their winter league Thursday night at Riverside Roundhouse. King and Pegorik led a strong start for the Archer squad, marking a high note in the season opener.
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Larry King
Rick Pegorik
Cedar Rapids
Waltonian Archers
Riverside Roundhouse
Kennedy girls gymnasts win. Kieck captains all around title
Cedar Rapids Kennedy defeated Cedar Rapids Jefferson 126.05 to 115.55 in a high school girls gymnastics meet. Jane Kieck won two events and the all around title, with Diana Hahn also placing in several events and Terri Blasingame, Michelle Oslac, and Kathy Kenney earning top finishes across uneven bars balance beam vaulting and tumbling.
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Babette Dye
Iowa City West
Ea Rapids Prairie
Thursday Night Prairie
Sherri Vedepo
Jill Rotter
Teri Jilek
Cindy Smith
Jane Kieck
Cedar Rapids
Diana Hahn
Tina Teben
Kieck
Hahn
Michelle Oslac
Terri Blasingame
Staci Pazdernik
Kathy Kenney
Ann Hastings
Pazdernik
Terri Dan
Watson sprints to Tucson Open lead with nine birdies
Tom Watson, newly crowned 1977 PGA Player of the Year, shot a 63 in the opening round of the Tucson Open. After nearly three months without competition, his nine birdies and flawless round left him three strokes ahead, stunning many who doubted his return.
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Ariz
UPI
Tom Watson
Watson
Son
Tucson National
Charles Coody
Coody
Frank Beard
Bill Rogers
Beard
Rogers
Iowa girls basketball poll reshuffles top twenty
Elkader 19th and C R Washington 18th rise in the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union rankings. Delwood and Ames enter the Top Twenty at 17 and 20, while Lake View Auburn leads with a 12 0 record and 74 3 scoring average.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union
Elikader Central
Union
Central
Delwood
Ames
Lake View
Auburn
Wapsie
Lake View-Auburn
Belmond
D.M. East
Mediapolis
West Lyon
Estherville
Elk Horn-Kimbaliton
Pleasant Valley
Southeast Park
Aplington
Creston
Vinton
West Central
Albert City-Truesdale
Central Argyle
Midland
Derwood
C.R. Washington
Elkader Central
Volleyball Adult Church League standings summary
A list of church league volleyball match results shows teams such as Noel Park Christ Grace St Paul Ist Christ Salem Kenwood Presby and others with varying win loss records across multiple games. Standings include Cedar Hills First Lutheran Christ Church and First Presbyterian among participants.
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Lovely Lane
Ist Lutheran
Grace
Ken
Pk Presby
St. Paul's
Ist Christ
Salem
Kenwd
Pk Pres
Kenwd Mthdst
Sharon Mthdst
St. Andrew's
First Ch. of
First Christian No. 2
Central Park Pres
Ski conditions update for chestnut mountain lodge sundown mount la crosse grand rapids
Chestnut Mountain Lodge Galena Indiana reports a base of 14 to 18 inches with ongoing snowmaking and good to very good skiing. Sundown in Dubuque shows 12 to 28 inches with very good conditions and most runs open. Mount La Crosse Wisconsin lists 12 to 30 inches with new snow and excellent skiing. Sugar Hills Grand Rapids Minnesota has 8 to 20 inches with very good to excellent skiing.
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Chestnut Mountain Lodge
Galena
Sundown
Dubuque
Gunbarrel
Mount LA Crosse
LaCrosse
Wis
Grand Rapids
Minn
Sugar Hills
Connors and Vilas duel ends in Masters upset
In New York the Masters Tennis Tournament sees top-seeded Vilas defeat Connors 6-4 2-6 7-5 while Borg Tanner Gottfried Orantes win their matches. In football Denver QB Craig Morton faces tax lien and Cass Jackson is named Southern University coach. Other notes include Mariners coach hire and World Cup ski standings.
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United States
New York
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Jimmy
Guillermo Vilas
Bjorn Borg
Roscoe Tanner
Brian Gottfried
Raul Ramirez
Manuel Orantes
Eddie Dibbs
Denver Broncos
Craig Morton
Internal Revenue Service
Dallas
Morton
Cass Jackson
Southern University
Seattle Mariners
Annemarie Moser- Proel
Australia
America
Cindy Nelson
Mark Roth
Torrance
Calif
Astrodome
Houston
Lynn VanderHeide
Alison Spencer
Anchorage
Alaska
Prairie wrestler Ludvicek pins in ten seconds
Prairie heavyweight Lyle Ludvicek improved to 7-1 this season with five pins. He scored a rapid win over Benton Community's Larry Lorene, using a lateral drop to pin in just ten seconds, signaling a turn in how critics view his aggression on the mat.
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Lyle Ludvicek
Prairie
Ludvicek
Benton Community
Larry Lorene
Benton
Metro
Prairie wrestlers shine in Linn-Mar Invitational buildup
Prairie’s Ludvicek and Zalesky star with multiple pins in a 58 4 victory over Benton as Zalesky prepares for a key 132 to 145 title clash. Mt Vernon’s Bob Smith has a nine second pin. Linn-Mar hosts top teams including West Delaware and Marion in a busy weekend with Prairie favored for team title.
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Ron James
Lyle
Ludvicek
Art Hartin
James Zalesky
Metro
Zalesky
Linn-Mar
Marion
Mt. Vernon
LaSalle
Independence
Belle Plaine
West Delaware
Bob Smith
Pleasant Valley
Kennedy
Bettendorf
Waterloo Columbus
Kennedy High winners over Jefferson in 90-82 thriller
Cedar Rapids Kennedy defeats Jefferson 90-82 at home as Rick Gilbertson sets a school 500 yard freestyle record and joins his brother Greg in the final 400 yard freestyle relay win. Kennedy improves to 4-1 in dual meets.
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Rick Gilbertson
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy Highboys
C.R. Jefferson
Kennedy Pool
Gilbertson
Greg
Cougars
Kennedy
Jeff Nechanicky
Jefferson
Rick Sondag
Mike Hartman
Rich Madiom
Chip Pickett
Jay Arntzen
Greg Gibson
Greg Gilbertson
Brian Reeves
Bruce Kopf
Greg Levi
Mike Jensen
Tom Fosdick
Mike Kvach
Dan Corey
Madiom
Levi
Scott Turkal
Nechanicky
G. Gilbertson
Steve Bray
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