Brett Opens Up On Slump And Image After 1980 Power Year
In Clearwater Florida Kansas City Royals star George Brett admits his 1981 conduct tarnished his image after a stellar 1980 season. He recalls incidents with a photographer, a bat mishap, and clashes with reporters, but expresses resolve to improve. He says hitting .400 in 1980 was earned and notes it would take a long time to restore that status. He also dismisses romance offers jokingly, highlighting his focus on baseball and personal growth.
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Clearwater
Fla
Phillies
George Brett
Kansas City Royals
Golden Boy
Georgie
Brett
Ted Williams
Metropolitan Stadium
Minneapolis
Kansas City
All-State basketball honors for Iowa players announced
Cedar Rapids Regis star Chris Schneider and Waukon star Scott Sawyer headline nine Gazette area players on the Iowa Daily Press Association all-state boys team. Schneider and Sawyer earned first-team honors, with several area players earning second, fourth or fifth-team recognition as the IDPA named co Mr. Basketball winners Randy Kraayenbrink and Ted Burbach.
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Des Moines
Chris Schneider
Cedar Rapids
Regis
Scott Sawyer
Waukon
Gazette Area
Iowa Daily Press Association
Schneider
Sawyer
Iowa
IDPA
Metro Area
Cedar Rapids Kennedy Center
al Lorenzen
Marion
Todd Twachtmann
Cedar Rapids Washington
Kevin Wilson
Chris Akers
Central City
Steve Thein
Elkader Central
David O’hara
Postville
Brock Hansen
Wyoming Midland
Paullina
Randy Kraayenbrink
Dubuque Wahlert
Ted Burbach
Maple Valley
Todd Berkenpas
Kraayenbrink
Burbach
Mike Daniel
Davenport Assumption
Blake Burnham
Council Bluffs
Lewis Central
Steve Staver
LeMars
Tyrone Scott
Waterloo East
Big Ten ACC Super Shootout Set for Five Seasons Center
The Big Ten and ACC stars meet next Wednesday at Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center in a live telecast extravaganza. Coaches McGuire and Packer join Enberg for play by play and color as 7500 fans pack the arena and television viewers approach 40 million.
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Don Doxsie
Azette
Robert Ray
al McGuire
Dick Enberg
Billy Packer
Bobby Knight
Midwest
Atlantic Coast
Marquette University
Cedar Rapids
Jim Chipokas
The
Hawkeye
Iowa
Lute Olson
North Carolina
Dean Smith
McGuire
Packer
Chipokas
Indi
Iowa Men Struggle Day One At NCAA Championships
Iowa collected eight points for a 20th place showing after a rough first day in Brown Deer Wisconsin. Randy Abelman finished ninth in the 1 meter event while Matt Wood and Tom Roemer set school marks in prelims but faded in finals. UCLA led with records in the 200 IM as Texas edged UCLA 72 71 for the dual title.
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Brown Deer
Wis
Iowa
Randy Abelman
Matt Wood
Tom Roemer
Wood
Roemer
Hawks
UCLA
Bill Barrett
Texas
SMU
California
Stanford
Pro athletes oppose bill
In New York AP reports that the NFL and its players association seek antitrust exemption. Baseball basketball and hockey unions joined urging Congress not to sponsor the bill, which could reach the Senate as soon as Friday. The telegram to House and Senate judiciary committees urges rejection.
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New York
National Football League
National Football League Players Association
Major League Baseball
National Basketball Association
National Hockey League
Larry Fleisher
Pro Basketball Players’ Union
House
Senate
Washington
D.C
NFL
Congress
Ex-Jeff star named UNI wrestling coach
Ex Cedar Falls star Chuck Patten resigns as UNI head wrestling coach after 18 seasons and becomes assistant athletic director. Don Briggs, Patten’s former assistant, is named UNI’s sixth head coach in the program’s 59-year history amid praise from Athletic Director Stan Sheriff.
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Jeff Star
UNI
Cedar Falls
Chuck Patten
University of Northern Iowa
Patten
University
Stan Sheriff
Sheriff
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Don Briggs
Briggs
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Don
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Klass
By Gus Schrader
Royals
Jim Cummins
Denny Phillips
Jim Affeldt
Jim Mellick
Waukon St. Patrick
Decorah
Akers
ICPA
Wildcats
Billy
Merlin Olsen
Enberg
Park Avenue
NBC
ABC
Kgan-Katz Television Network
KGAN
Channel 2
Indiana
Abelman
By J.R. Ogden
Iof Ramorta
Waterloo West
State College of Iowa
Know
William Kelly
Panther
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