Courageous Award to Hiller
Detroit Tigers reliever John Hiller survived a 1971 heart attack and a long rehab to become a top closer. The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association hailed his comeback as the Most Courageous Athlete of 1975, honoring his grit, recovery, and return to baseball.
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Cincinnati Reds
Ohio State
Archie Griffin
Houston
Billy “White
Johnson
Baltimore
Lydell Mitchell
Bill Bergey
Larry Bowa
Garry Maddox
Rick Wise
Denny Doyle
Penn State
Chris Bahr
Ames Tops In AP And UPI Polls Despite Top 10 Shakeups
Ames retained No 1 in both AP and UPI rankings Tuesday as the top vote getter in AP with all 16 first place votes and a 21 point lead over Mason City. UPI panel shows Pella leading 1A-2A, Ames 3A-4A, with Dubuque Mississippi Valley rising to No 2 and Washington Cedar Rapids at No 10 amid a top 10 turnover.
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the Valley
Cedar Rapids Washington
Dubuave
WZ Pelia
Sioux City North
Waverly-Sheilla
Humboldteo
Urbandale
Robert C. Brown Named Editor at Ft. Dodge Messenger
The 47 year old Robert C. Brown, longtime sports editor of the Ft. Dodge Messenger, is promoted to editor and sports editor through the winter sports season. A new sports editor will be named later, per general manager R. M. Merryman.
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Robert C. Brown
Ft. Dodge Messenger
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Iowa State Drops 13th In A Row In St Louis rout
Iowa State unable to score early missing 11 straight shots and trailing by 11 at half. St Louis University led by Lewis McKinney with 28 points as the Billikens routed the Cyclones 93 64, dropping Iowa State to 0 13 on the season. Missouri cruised past MacMurray 106 34 for its 20th straight home win.
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Robert Gay
Cooper Leads Zeller's to Win in Kirkwood
Sue Cooper scored 25 points to lift Zeller's to a 36 25 victory Monday night in Kirkwood Women’s Basketball league play. Other results include Judy Graham’s 22 for Mr Bubbles over Gra ham, Lester's 68 10 over Old Town Inn, Jane Kendall 16 for Sporting Goods, Linda Tietz 20 for Gary's Standard past Iowa National 53 20, and Cherry Burrell defeating Nissen 66 17.
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Cherry Burrell
Nissen
Cowboys Arrive in Florida For Super Bowl Week Festivities
Dallas Cowboys land in Miami Fort Lauderdale with fanfare led by a high school band and city officials while Pittsburgh Steelers arrive quietly for Super Bowl week. Bradshaw says Steelers are loose as both teams prepare with practice sessions scheduled and mood varies.
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Butch Caldwell may end Iowa football run after 1976
Article notes Hawkeye quarterback Butch Caldwell, once Iowa’s starter in 1972, 1973 and 1975, may not play again due to academic issues and ongoing recruiting uncertainties. It details his 1976 prospects, grades, and NCAA rules affecting Iowa’s quarterback plans along with potential replacements.
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Butch” Caldwell
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Bob Cummings
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Doug Piro
Steve Runta
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Jim Arkeipane
Doug Reichardt
Arizona State
Bourassa outlines alternative funding for Montreal Olympics
Premier Bourassa rejects a special tax to fund the Games and proposes Ottawa reimbursements on the gap between initial costs about 350 million and inflated costs over 1 billion. He says talks with Ottawa will start and stresses the balance sheet is tight and inflation rose since the planning.
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