Raveling quips and college football notes mix at Iowa press
Syndicated columnist George Raveling injects wit at a Iowa press session while discussing Andre Banks adapting to the point guard role and media attention. Notre Dame fades with a 23 22 loss to Air Force in a dramatic finish featuring a back to back extra point after offside.
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George Raveling
Iown
Raveling
Andre Banks
Banks
Iowa
Washington State
NCAA
Pullman
Lute Olson
Lute
Mark
Mindy
Notre Dame
Air Force
Alonzo Jefferson
Sean Pavlich
Mike Johnson
Ken Hatfield
Blair Kiel
Hawkeye Mania Dazzles New Iowa Coach Raveling
George Raveling, in Iowa City before his first regular season as Hawkeyes coach, lauds Iowa fans and media fascination while noting the heavy duties in a program buzzing with top 10 teams across wrestling basketball and football. He compares Iowa to Kentucky and predicts growing expectations.
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Don Doxsie
2Zette
Iowa City
George Raveling
Iowa
Raveling
Illinois Wesleyan
Kentucky
Wire Service
Hayden
Dan
Gable
Hawkeyes
Holmes Faces Marvis Frazier In Vegas Heavyweight Showdown
In Las Vegas Caesars Palace hosts a 12 round heavyweight bout featuring Marvis Frazier with his father Joe in his corner against unbeaten champion Larry Holmes. The event airs on NBC at 8 p.m. Iowa time and includes Ray Mancini versus Johnny Torres on the undercard.
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Larry Holmes
World Boxing Council
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Caesars Palace
Las Vegas
Frazier
Joe Frazier
Nev
Joe
Holmes
NBC
Iowa
Marvis
Muhammad Ali
WBC
Jose Sulaiman
Sulaiman
James Broad
Joe Bugner
Page
Coetzee
Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini
Johnny Torres
Homestead
Fla
Kittle Named AL Rookie of the Year in 1983
Ron Kittle of the Chicago White Sox wins the 1983 AL Rookie of the Year award in a tight three way race over Julio Franco and Mike Boddy Boddicker. He collects 104 points with 15 first place votes and led with 35 homers and 100 RBIs while batting .254. Franco hits .273 with 80 RBIs and Boddicker goes 16-8 with a 2.77 ERA helping Baltimore into the playoffs and World Series.
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Ron Kittle
Chicago White Sox
Baseball Writers Association of America
Kittle
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Cleveland
Mike Boddicker
Baltimore
Chicago
Wbbm-Tv
CBS
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Boddicker
France
White Sox
Tommie Agee
Indians
Orioles
Racquetball grows across ages and careers
The piece notes racquetball as a rapidly growing winter sport with players from all walks of life. Layne McDowell, Paul Nelson, and Mary Collins describe the appeal as simple rules, good exercise, and year round air conditioned courts. The Killshots Racquetball Club claims about 150 members and three leagues annually.
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Mike Chapman
Jazette
Layne McDowell
McDowell
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
University of Iowa
Paul Nelson
Central Ymca Killshots
Central Y
Nelson
Killshots
Mary Collins
the Gazette
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