Yogi Berra Quotes Cause a Quote Quandary and Sports Ramblings
The column riffs on Yogi Berra misattributions with fans and observers debating exact phrasing. It moves through Iowa football rumors, Purdue versus Iowa bravado, and Minnesota’s late rally. It notes Iowa center changes in 1960s lore, reminiscences of 1939 Iron Men, and a camera man Gary Louis offering a $3 Iowa football poster.
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Bob Schubert
Yogi Berra
Yogi
Joe Garagiola
Gary Louis
Iowa
Dunuggan Court
Iowa City
Indiana
Hawkeye
Holmes Edges Snipes In Dramatic 11th Round Knockout
World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Larry Holmes survived a seventh round knockdown to defeat Renaldo Snipes by technical knockout 65 seconds into the 11th round. Holmes remains champ and advances toward a $10 million payday versus Gerry Cooney in March at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. Snipes was cut after the stoppage amid crowd controversy and hospital treatment.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
World Boxing Council
Larry Holmes
Holmes
Renaldo Snipes
Gerry Cooney
Caesar’s Palace
Las Vegas
Nev
Cooney
Joe Bugner
Snipes
Rudy Ortega
Jim Williams
Ortega
Rettenni
Renaldo
Retteni
Eddie Woods
Spyder Bynum
Tony Castellano
Coe Cornell clash in 91st rivalry shootout at home
Coe and Cornell meet in the 91st Coe Cornell game, both 6-2, tied for third in the Midwest Conference. Key players include Coe tailback Gregg Trosky and Cornell fullback Ron Corbett approaching 1 000 rushing yards, while quarterback Larry Atwater holds team career and season passing records. Kickoff 1 30 p m with Mount Vernon stadium’s capacity a factor.
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Kingston Stadium
Coe-Cornell
Mississippi
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Coe
Carleton
Lawrence
Ripon
Upper Iowa
Wartburg
Luther
Buena Vista
Rams
Lake Forest
Grinnell
Knox
Gregg Trosky
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Ron Corbett
Friend
Tom Marshall
West Union
Page
Iowa Valley set to clash with Dike in 1A semifinal
Iowa Valley and Dike meet in playoff semifinal at Dike today after Iowa Valley crushed West Burlington 27 0 to advance to 9 1. Coach Chuck Kyte relies on a heavy ground attack led by Rob Findlay who has rushed for about 1600 yards this season as Dike counters with a balanced offense and strong line play led by Tim Mead and Rob Veatch.
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South Iowa
Tigers
Rob Findlay
Findlay
Iowa Valley
Uni Dome
Greenfield
Kingsley-Pierson
South Iowa Cedar
Scott Hauser
Kyte
Dike
Bobcats
Hudson
Eldora-New Providence
North Iowa
Becker
Greene
Uni-Dome
Tim Mead
Dave Murphy
Rob Veatch
Mead
High School Football Schedule Matchups Across Iowa
C R Washington at Betendorf and W D M Dowling at Mason City headline Class 3A games along with Harlan Emmetsburg Marion C R Prairie Clarinda Roland Story Columbus Junction Hudson Greenfield Kingsley Pierson Iowa Valley Dike and Paullina Sidney Gladbrook Sentral Algona in later varsity clashes.
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Clarinda
Roland Story
Columbus Junction
Hudson
Paullina
Sidney
Gladbrook
Sentral
Fenton
Algona
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Barry Switzer
Oklahoma
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Mitchell
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Hawks
Minnesota
Dave Oakes
Joel Hilgenberg
Oakes
Hilgy
Bill Bailey
Illinois
Iron Men
Bill Diehl
Bruno Andruska
Diehl
Andruska
Red Frye
Glenn Patton
Patton
Gene Gauron
Gus McLeavy
Glasgow
Mont
Wesley
Bob Hilton
Yi Schlegel
Jerry Clark
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