Reggie Jackson praised as a strong, smart football player
Arizona State coach Frank Kush says Reggie Jackson was a darn good football player who could have played in the NFL. Kush notes Jackson started as a strong safety and possessed strength speed and high football intelligence. Paul Kemp, then on Bob Cummings' Iowa staff, was an ASU assistant when Jackson played.
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Arizona State
N.Y. Yankees
Reggie Jackson
Jackson
Reggie
Kush
Paul Kemp
Bob Cummings
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Connection Spurs Baseball and Coaching Tales
Longtime C R baseball memories feature Rocky Colavito 1952 season and Carmen Cozza later Yale coach recalling Cedar Rapids links. The piece recalls Colavito’s 32 games and .170 average with eight home runs, plus Cozza’s 27 games and .221 as a CRA replacement. It also notes Jack Curtice at the AFCA meeting and a 1924 Washington Tigers season beating several teams 208 to 19.
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Rocky Colavito
Spartanburg
S.C
Rocky
Carmen Cozza
Yale
Cedar Rapids
Roger Maris
Grand Forks
Cozza
Mickey Finn
Cleveland Indians
Miami
Ohio
John Pont
Iowa
Cactus Jack
Curtice
American Football Coaches Association
Dallas
Jack
Stanford
Washington High
Manual High
Louisville
Leo Novak
Washington Tigers
Tigers
Chicago Bowen
Spirit Lake
Moline
Ottumwa
Sioux Falls
S.D
Stillwater
Minn
Iowa State Coaches Attend Dallas Meeting Figures and Golf Oddities
Numerous coaches including Earle Bruce and Jackie Sherrill were noted in Dallas events with Donnie Duncan leaving early. Johnny Majors almost scored a hole in one at Las Colinas while Don James later won an Oldsmobile in Seattle. Four Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders provided on course service.
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Iowa State
Dallas
Earle Bruce
Woody Hayes
Ohio State
Donnie Duncan
Jackie Sherrill
Pittsburgh
Johnny Majors
Jackie
Tennessee
Las Colinas Country Club
Don James
U of Washington
Seattle
Las Colinas
Bid and Franklin clash in Belmont spotlight
Spectacular Bid seeks a 13th straight win in the Belmont Stakes as jockey Ronnie Franklin faces scrutiny after a troubled Florida Derby ride and a public feud with Angel Cordero Jr. Coastal looms as a possible challenger while CBS telecasts the race from Belmont Park.
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UPI
Ronnie Franklin
Dundalk
Bud Delp
Franklin
Angel Cordero Jr
Jorge Velasquez
Cordero
Bud
Pinkerton
New York Racing Association
Bid
Harry, Teresa
Tom Meyerhoff
CBS
King
John Neid
General Assembly
Ruben Hernandez
Screen King
Cash Asmussen
Gallant Best
George Martens
Sandy Hawley
Coastal
Mystic Era
Pecci shocks Connors to reach French Open final
Victor Pecci of Paraguay upset world No. 2 Jimmy Connors 7-5 6-4 5-7 6-3 to reach the men's singles final at Roland Garros. He will face Bjorn Borg after Borg crushed Vitas Gerulaitis 6-2 6-1 6-0.
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UPI
Victor Pecci
Paraguay
Jimmy Connors
Pecci
Bjorn Borg
Vitas Gerulaitis
Roland Garros
Connors
U.S
Chris Evert Lloyd
Australia
Wendy Turnbull
Giants Draft 36 Players Including 13 Pitchers for Cedar Rapids
San Francisco Giants drafted 36 players in the free agent draft, with 13 pitchers. Most signees likely head to Great Falls. older arms may join Cedar Rapids and Fresno, while eight of the pitchers are from high school and five are hurlers considered for the Cedar Rapids staff. Chris Goodchild was Giants only secondary-phase pick, turning down a Pirates contract.
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Cedar Rapids Giants
San Francisco Giants
Jack Schwarz
Frisco
C.R
Schwarz
Cedar Rapids
Great Falls
Fresno
California
Giants
Frank Williams
Lewiston
Idaho
Lewis and Clark University
Mark Dacko
Madison
Madison College
Dave Thornton
Rahway
N.J
St. Joseph’s College
Jerald Felt
Denver
Colorado State
Chris Goodchild
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Goodchild
Lytle tosses third no hitter as West beat Prairie 2 0
Iowa City West pitcher Gene Lytle threw his third consecutive no hitter in a 2-0 victory over Cedar Rapids Prairie on a muddy field. Lytle moved to 4 0 on the season with 6 strikeouts and three walks, while Prairie fall to 8 4.
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Gene Lytle
Iowa City West
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Lytle
Anamosa
Linn-Mar
West
Prairie
Trojan
Mike Homewood
Hawks
Corky Summers
Reggie Hastings
Jim Wilcoxson
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