Heisman Vote Reflections From a Self Declared Fan
A columnist discusses the 1987 Heisman race noting uncertainty about top candidates Tim Brown and Gordie Lockbaum and weighing players like Thurman Thomas Jamie Morris Gaston Green Ernie Jones Rob Houghtlin and Joe Henderson. The piece admits not watching many games and questions how to judge unseen performers.
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Deloitte Haskins and Sells
Certified Public Accountants
New York
United States
Arizona
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa State
Kansas State
Michigan State
Minnesota
Tennessee
Tim Brown
Notre Dame
Gordie Lockbaum
Holy Cross
Brown
Sports Illustrated
Lockbaum
Don MacPherson
Thurman Thomas
Jamie Morris
Gaston Green
Thomas
Oklahoma State
Syracuse
MacPherson
Orangemen
Paul Simon
Ernie Jones
Jones
Rob Houghtlin
Houghtlin
Ohio State
Joe Henderson
Henderson
Lorenzo White
ISU shocks Purdue to reach NIT Final Four
Iowa State upset second ranked Purdue 104-96 at Mackey Arena to advance to the NIT Final Four in New York. Jeff Grayer scored 29 with 14 rebounds while Lafester Rhodes and Terry Woods added double figure support as the Cyclones, 2-0, overcame road woes and earned a Friday semifinal bid against Florida at Madison Square Garden.
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Middle Tennessee St
New Mexico
Iowa State
Johnny Orr
Michigan
Orr
Jeff Grayer
Purdue
Troy Lewis
Grayer
Lafester Rhodes
Terry Woods
Gary Thompkins
Paul Doerrfeld
Mike Born
Cyclones
ISU
Diminutive Boyd Dominates In College Football
Carl Boyd, 5 foot 6, 170 pounds, stars as a fullback for Northern Iowa's playoff bound Panthers. The Chicago native, praised by Julian High's J W Smith for drive and versatility, epitomizes resilience and leadership on and off the field.
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Julian
J.W. Smith
Carl
Boyd
F Boyd
Smith
Northern Iowa
Panthers
Carl Boyd
Iowa
Marv Cook
Notre Dame
Tim Brown
South Side
Nichols
Threatt boosts Jefferson to Metro girls' tourney title
Robin Threatt sparked Jefferson with a steal a layup and late free throw to seal a 52-49 win over Linn-Mar for the Metro girls basketball championship at Linn-Mar. Threatt scored 21 points with nine rebounds and an influential late sequence.
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Threatt
Jefferson
Bob Hilton Gazette
Robin Threatt
Metro
Trisha Harvey
theHawks
Butz
Zietlow
Knight reprimanded for pulling team from Soviet exhibition
Indiana coach Bob Knight was reprimanded by the university after he was ejected for arguing with a referee and pulled his team from the court during a Saturday exhibition against the Soviet Union. The Soviets were declared winners by forfeiture as Knight apologized for letting personal feelings outweigh judgment.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Bob Knight
University
Soviet Union
Knight
Indiana Sports Information
Kit Klingelhoffer
Rotarians
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