Ed McMahon hosts Quad Cities Open pro am in Coal Valley
Ed McMahon enlivened the Ed McMahon Quad Cities Open pro am at Oakwood Country Club in Coal Valley Illinois. Celebrities included Bruce Jenner Telly Savalas Fred MacMurray and June Haver Gary Collins Tom Sullivan and others. Kurt Kretchman Oakwood head pro managed logistics and sold Quad City Open souvenirs as players prepared for the 72 hole PGA event.
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Moline
Ed McMahon
Coal Valley
Bruce Jenner
Bobby Riggs
Telly Savalas
Fred MacMurray
June Haver
Gary Collins
Mary Ann Mobley
Tom Sullivan
Mickey Mouse Club
Annette Funicello
Annette
McMahon
Oakwood Country Club
Sam Adams
Marty Davis
Blaine Teters
Ken Hoover
Bob McGriff
Jim Dent
Bobby Cole
Rex Caldwell
Kurt Kretchman
Oakwood
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Kurt
Olson outlines plans for Iowa arena with three courts
University of Iowa coach Lute Olson discusses a new arena to open around 1981 82 costing about 21.7 million dollars with space for three basketball courts to accommodate wrestling mats and a recreation focus. Architectural presentations are pending and fieldhouse conversion is planned. Olson notes possible student fee funding and office space decisions.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Lute Olson
Hawkeyes
Olson
Caudill Rowlett Scott
Houston
Iowa
Second half opens as pennant races head into unpredictable August
Baseball's unofficial second half begins with teams chasing elusive division crowns. Jim Kern's NL win and talk of October revenge frame a season where defending champions lag, Expos lead the East, Cubs and Phillies vie for longshot pennants, and audits of the West show Houston atop Cincinnati by a narrow margin.
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Texas Ranger
Jim Kern
Kern
Jimmy Carter
Philadelphia Phillies
N.L. East
Los Angeles Dodgers
N.L. West
Kansas City Royals
Oakland
New
Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Ted Simmons
Houston Astros
Cincinnati Reds
Happel Joins Colorado Football Staff
Bill Happel former Iowa halfback and assistant coach joins Chuck Fairbanks new Colorado staff. A Cedar Rapids McKinley alum Happel had been out of coaching since leaving Jerry Burns Hawkeye staff after 1964 season.
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Bill Happel
Iowa
Chuck Fairbanks
Colorado
Cedar Rapids McKinley
Happel
Jerry Burns
Hawkeye
Iowa State Open Tennis Tournament Set for July 25
The Cedar Rapids sponsored Iowa State Open Tennis Tournament runs July 25 to 29 at Veterans Memorial Tennis Center and Westfield Tennis Club. It features 14 singles and 14 doubles divisions. Entry forms available from Darry Bogner, Randy Krejci, or at the clubs. information line 364-1266.
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Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
Veterans Memorial Tennis Center
Westfield Tennis Club
Darry Bogner
Randy Krejci
Top pick spurns NFL for CFL with Montreal Alouettes
Tom Cousineau, No. 1 in the NFL draft, signs a multi year deal with the Montreal Alouettes after declining the NFL with Buffalo. He cites better opportunities in Canada and joins Randy Duncan as the only top picks to skip direct NFL play for the CFL.
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New York
UPI
Montreal
Tom Cousineau
NFL
Buffalo
Montreal Alouettes
Buffalo Bills
Cousineau
Randy Duncan
Iowa
CFL
Duncan
Green Bay
Johnny Rodgers
Nebraska
San Diego
Hess
Tommy Nobis
Atlanta Falcons
Woody Hayes
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Kretchman
By Gus Schrader
Lute
Sam Snead
Fred McMurray
United Press International
Iowa State
Ata
Mike Harries
Mike
Miller-Harries
Jim Miller
Galen Harries
Nissan Motor Corporation
Datsun
Miller
Harries
Center Point Road
Oatsun
Shoemakers
America
Joy Dex
Dexter
Lindale Mall
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