O'Connor the Pro Wrestling Legend Still Feels Life of Ring
Pat O'Connor, 54, former world heavyweight champion, talked after a Veterans Memorial Coliseum match about a career with some 6,000 bouts and a life devoted to wrestling. Fans lined up for autographs as he recalled big matches, amateur roots, and friendships with Verne Gagne and Bob Geigel while he plans to stay active mentoring young pros.
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Pat O’connor
O'Connor
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
O’connor
Gorgeous George
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Buddy Rogers
USA
Villian
New Zealand
Dick Hutton
Oklahoma State
America
Minneapolis
Wally Carbo
Tony Stecher
Verne Gagne
Minnesota
Verne
Dan
Geigel
Iowa
Ames
Kansas City
Promat
Oregon State
Howard Harris
Excollege
ISU and Iowa Baseball Teams Set Records in 1981 Season
The Iowa State Cyclones and Iowa Hawkeyes each posted extensive new marks in 1981. ISU finished 34-22 under Larry Corrigan with batters Greg Lempke D.C. Ross and Jim Wale wander among season leaders, while Iowa went 44-21 under Duane Banks with Tony Burley Ed Garton and Dick Turelli among top hitters and record holders.
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Associated Press
Iowa State
Iowa
Larry Corrigan
Duane Banks
Greg Lempke
D.C. ‘Ross
Mike Hocutt
Jim Walewander
Cyclones
Kyle Allison
Ross
Lempke
Tim Riley
Tony Burley
Ed Garton
RBI
McEnroe Receives Good Guy Award For Charity Work
John McEnroe, once labeled tennis bad boy, is praised as a Good Guy for helping fund a Trinity School scholarship in New York City. He received the Good Guy award from Gordon's Gin official David Kettlewell, joining past honorees Willie Stargell Dave Winfield Hank Aaron Carl Yastrzemski Calvin Murphy Brad Park Joe Frazier and Chi Chi Rodriguez.
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New York
UPI
John McEnroe
Trinity School
New York City
McEnroe
Good Guy
David Kettlewell
Gordon’s Gin Company
Willie Stargell
Dave Winfield
Hank Aaron
Carl Yastrzemski
Calvin Murphy
Brad Park
Joe Frazier
Chi Chi Rodriguez
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Czosnyka
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Garton
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IVECO
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Call Now
Chesley Co. L Co.r. Die
Cedar Rapids
Mini Dump Wisma
R. P. Kelly
Holiday Inn
Ump Corp. P.O
Raleigh, NC
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