Top passers in Big Ten race include Long and Grogan
Iowa's Chuck Long led the Big Ten in pass efficiency with 155.4 points and Tom Grogan of Iowa finished second at 143.9, followed by Illinois' Jack Trudeau. The piece notes post game celebrations, field posts, and introspective comments on the season including Minnesota's Smoky Joe Salem remarks and Puk's injury-filled rushing total.
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Iowa
Chuck Long
Tom Grogan
Long
Grogan
Illinois
Jack Trudeau
Smoky Joe Salem
Minnesota
Hayden Fry
Salem
Big Ten
Dave Puk
Soph
Cedar Rapids
Gophers
Alan Reid
Rice
Alan
Reid
Nebraska Eyes Perfect Regular Season On Road
Nebraska and Texas push for unblemished records with pivotal road games as Oklahoma and Texas A&M host. Coaches Switzer and Osborne boast strong head-to-head history while prepared for a Big Eight title showdown.
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Herschel Nissenson
Forteriter
Alabama
Brigham Young
Florida State
McNeese State
Ohio State
Nebraska
Texas
Oklahoma
Texas A&m
Georgia
Georgia Tech
SMU
Houston
Tokyo
CBS
KGAN
ABC
KCRG
Associated Press
Boston College
Notre Dame
Tennessee
Maryland
Vanderbilt
Nebraska-Oklahoma
Barry Switzer
Tom Osborne
Osborne
Switzer
Sooners
Royals belt Wash in Warrior Classic
Regis used a 1-3-1 zone to limit Washington to 30 percent shooting as the Royals in a season opener blasted the Warriors 77-47. Center Kirk Haefner had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Anton Petrzelka 17 points, and Dave Downey eight rebounds as Regis built a 28-16 halftime lead despite 26 turnovers.
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Warriors
Regis
Washington
Don King
Kirk Haefner
Royals
Anton Petrzelka
Dave Downey
Page
Kennedy past Davenport West in opener at Warrior Classic
Cedar Rapids Kennedy tops Davenport West 55 to 49 as Tim Batterson scores 14 and Al Lorenzen leads with 19. Kennedy holds lead at half 29 to 26 and earns final matchup versus Regis 77 to 47 victor over Washington.
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Davenport
Tim Batterson
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Cougars
Davenport West
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Regis
Warriors
Washington
al Lorenzen
Tim
Etienne
Bates
West
Dave Etienne
Lions roll past DeWitt Central in opener led by Scott Anderson
Linn-Mar, the defending state champions, beat DeWitt Central 61-42 as Scott Anderson scored 31 and John Anderson added 13. Coach Bob Landis praised the win on home floor while DeWitt Central coach Neil Padgett commended his team's effort against a top foe. The Lions advance to the night’s championship versus North Scott.
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Dewitt
Linn-Mar
DeWitt Central
Bob Landis
Scott Anderson
John Anderson
Scott
John
Ohio State
Neil Padgett
Padgett
Lions
Central
Linn- Mar
Sabers
Paul Burke
North Scott
Iowa City
Regina
Lancers
Holmes with Frazier in brief Las Vegas bout
Larry Holmes dominated Marvis Frazier in under a round in Las Vegas. Holmes stated he is in his prime as he battered Frazier into submission at 2:57 of the first round. The non title fight kept Holmes’s title status and sparked talk of a Page defense or possible Coetzee bout.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Larry Holmes
Marvis Frazier
World Boxing Council
Frazier
Holmes
Young Frazier
WBC
Nevada State Athletic Commission
WBA
Miami
Greg Page
World Boxing Association
Gerrie Coetzee
South Africa
Coetzee
Page
Bob Lee
New International Boxing Federation
Joe Frazier
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Margaret Cimino
Harvard Frosh
Harvard
Yale
Hawkeye
Northwestern
Purdue
Indiana
Michigan
Naan
Norway
Mike Boddicker
Baseball Writers Association of America
White Sox
Ron Kittle
Julio Franco
Cleveland
Boddicker
Kittle
Franco
Rod Carew
Yankees
Goose Gossage
Mark Dukes
Dick Breitbach
Cedar Rapids Aegis
Breitbach
Cougar
Mancini
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