Iowa Football Focuses on Defense and Recruiting
Iowa coach Bob Commins stresses a four man line and tight defense as key to 1977 plans. He notes personnel shifts, recruiting high school linemen, and aims to improve penalties, turnovers, kickoff return, and field position while preserving top defensive talent.
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Bob Cummings
Hawks
Big Ten
Guess Who
Commings
Nate Washington
Kerry Feuerbach
Jim Caldwell
Cummings
Doug Benschoter
Steve Vazquez
Benschoter
Jim Molini
Steve Wagner
Dan Matter
Nick Quartaro
Dave Holsclaw
Soph
Scott Schilling
Wisconsin
Tom McLaughlin
Colts Fire Thomas in Coaching and GM Shakeup
Baltimore AP reports Joe Thomas was fired as general manager of the Baltimore Colts. Owner Robert Irsay sent the dismissal notice to Thomas in suburban Cockeysville after a lengthy period of tensions over power and contract demands. Thomas said his comments would come from his attorney.
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Baltimore Colts
National Football League
Baltimore News American
Thomas
Robert Irsay
Colts
Cockeysville
Skokie, Il
Irsay
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WCBM
Associated Press
NFL
Marchibroda
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh Steelers
Carroll Rosenbloom
Los Angeles Rams
John Unitas
Unitas
Kennedy Girls Still Not Ranked In Iowa Poll Despite 15-1 Mark
Kennedy from Cedar Rapids remains unranked in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union poll though they stand 15-1 and have won 11 straight since a November loss to Mediapolis. Ankeny leads at 17-0 with three new teams in the second ten Audubon Lynnville-Sully and Melvin. Waukon sits 9th at 15-0 and West Central 14th after a 12 game win streak since a double overtime loss to Belmond.
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Joe Hufford
Dan Schultz
Mark Pollock
Jo-Jo Stephenson
Pookie Hobbs
C.R. Wash
Ellsworth
Bruce Kittle
Cedar Falls
Tom Rusk
Mike Jackson
Rusk
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
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Ankeny
Audubon
Lynnville-Sully
Melvin
Gazette Area
Waukon
West Central
Maynard
Blue Devils
Belmond
Parkersburg
Cedar Rapids
Aplington
Delwein
South Winneswick
Denver
Andrew
Allison-Bristow
Clinton
Bettendorf
Turkey Valley
Benton
Guttenberg
Dubawave
Central City
Maquoketa Valley
West Delaware
Cascade
West Burlington
Terris
Adel-DeSoto
North Polk
Rockwell City
Lake View
Auburn
West Monono
West Lyon
Diagonal
Aurela
Boone Vottey
Auduboni
Lynnville
Sully
Michigan Stays Perfect in Big Ten Race 82 76
The Michigan Wolverines defeat Purdue 82-76 in Ann Arbor to move to 5-0 in the Big Ten and snap a tie for first place The Boilermakers drop to 4-1 and remain in second with a showdown looming on March 5 in West Lafayette Purdue coach Gene Keady praised his rival despite the loss and urged not to count Purdue out.
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Johnny Orr
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Orr
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Indiana
Minois
Joel Thompson
Purdue
Walter Jordan
Boilermakers
Michigan State Tops Illinois Wisconsin Edges Northwestern
Michigan State beat Illinois 62-58 as Greg Kelse scored 24 to lead Michigan State. Wisconsin narrowly defeated Northwestern 61-60 on a late jumper by James Stretch Gregory. Rickey Green left Michigan with an injury and Dave Baxter scored 10 late points to seal Michigan’s win over Purdue.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Michigan
Rickey Green
Dave Baxter
Wolverines
Purdue
Baxter
Green
Boilermakers
Rickey
Orr
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Phil Hubbard
Walter Jordan
Greg Kelse
East Lansing
Mich
Spartans
Rich Adams
Filini
Madison
Wis
Badgers
James
Gregory
Billy McKinney
Wildcats
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio State
Minnesota
Green leads Crosby Pro-Am with 65 as Palmer falters
Hubert Green shot a seven under 65 at Pebble Beach to take the lead in the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. Arnold Palmer and Gerald Ford struggled in the Cypress Point round as Ford prepared for his ex-presidential duties, while Tom Watson chased in second.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Hubert Green
Tom Watson
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Washington
Monterey Peninsula
Palmer
Monterey Peninsula Country Club
Cypress Point
Ford
Athletes in Action upset top-ranked Dons on home court
In Anaheim, Athletes in Action defeated the No. 1 San Francisco Dons 104-85 in an exhibition at the Anaheim Convention Center. Tim Hall led AIA with 20 points as Irv Kiffin and Ralph Drollinger added 18 and ? points. The result does not count in the NCAA record, but capped AIA’s 24th win in 30 games this season amid a 6,715-strong crowd. The Dons outrebounded 50-37. Arizona and other top teams posted wins in related games.
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Athletes In Action
University of San Francisco
Anaheim
Calif
AIA
Crusade For Christ
Anaheim Convention Center
Tim Hall
Irv Kiffin
Ralph Drollinger
ALA
Michigan
Purdue
Arizona
Utah
Hall
Colorado State
Kiffin
Oklahoma Baptist
Drollinger
UCLA
San Francisco
Bill Cartwright
Dons
Nevada-Las Vegas
Herman Harris
Harris
Wildcats
Arizona State
Brigham Young
James Holliman
Mark Landsberger
ASU
BYU
Mark Handy
David Thompson
Carlton Byrd
Florida State
South Florida
Seminoles
FSU
Hugh Durham
Robert Scratchens
Creighton
Rockhurst
Real Estate Career Seminar Held At Holiday Inn
A free informal seminar on real estate licensing, income potential, and sales training will be held at 7 30 PM on Wednesday January 26 1977 at the Holiday Inn. Moderator George Patrick will lead, with contact numbers Ron Baty 366-5365 and Bev Hanson 390-5838 for reservations.
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Holiday Inn
Ron Baty
Bev Hanson
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