Vikings Shut Out Lions 27 0 Clinch Central Title
Minnesota pummeled Detroit 27 to 0 on Thanksgiving at Tiger Stadium to clinch the Central division crown. A blizzard and slick field aided the Vikings as Carl Eller Gary Larsen Alan Page and Jim Marshall stifled the Lions. Marshall and Page combined on a 12 yard return for a TD after a blocked pass. Joe Kapp guided Minnesota while Dave Osborn led rushers with 32 yards as Detroit failed to reach Viking territory in the first half.
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Detroit
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions
Lions
Vikings
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Tiger Stadium
Joe Schmidt
Carl Eller
Gary Larsen
Alan Page
Jim Marshall
Greg Landry
Marshall
Landry
Page
Grant
Fred Cox
Bob Lee
Erroll Mann
Viking
Dave Osborn
Bill Triplett
Joe Kapp
Charlie Sanders
Sanders
Bill Brown
Cowboys Tie San Francisco After Blocked Kick
Dallas rallies from behind as Craig Morton drives to a 19 yard TD to Lance Rentzel and Mike Clark misses a 37 yard field goal with 12 seconds left. Charlie Krueger blocks the kick, preserving a 24 24 tie as Dallas stays 8 2 1 on the season and widens its lead in the Capitol division over Washington.
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Cowboys
San Francisco
Mike Clark
Charlie Krueger
Clark
Danny Reeves
Krueger
Morton
Dallas
Lance Rentzel
Washington
Los Angeles
Lions Host Prairie Friday Night In Cedar Rapids Area
Lions home Linn-Mar hosts Prairie in the Cedar Rapids Marion area for the lone Friday basketball game. Washington’s wrestling team opens its season against Newton in Cedar Rapids.
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Linn-Mar
Cedar Rapids - Marion
Washington
Newton
Fleisher Takes Early Lead in Perry Como Amateur
Defending champion Bruce Fleisher shot a four under par 68 in the Perry Como tournament's first round and extended his lead to two strokes after Friday's second round in Port St. Lucie Florida.
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Port ST. Lucie
Fla
Bruce Fleisher
Perry Como
Won't Shoot Here's Why Iow a City Symposium Analysis
At a University of Iowa symposium professor Walter Kroll of the University of Massachusetts questions sports personality links. He cites a basketball center who passes to teammates may seek affection denied in childhood or may simply be poor at shooting.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Walter Kroll
University of Massachusetts
Space Cadets Dierking And Rackley Sideline Royals
Cincinnati AP expects Connie Dierking and Luther Rackley to miss time after a practice collision left Dierking with a broken nose. Rackley also suffered a nose injury in a Knicks game while wearing a protective mask. Coach Bob Cousy notes Dierking’s hot form and hopes the injury won’t slow him as Cincinnati has won three straight.
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Cincinnati
Connie Dierking
Cincinnati Royals
Luther Rackley
Dierking
Rackley
New York Knicks
Bob Cousy
Cousy
Luther
Connie
Embarrassing TV moment and a blown call at Michigan Ohio State
Cedar Rapids official Bill Quinby enjoyed a thrill from the crowd of 103,588 but faced an awkward national TV moment as he adjusted attire on camera. He later corrected a safety call to a touchback on a punt play, amid broader notes on Big Ten football's offense and refereeing rules and a Rose Bowl reference to Sam Dickerson.
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Quinby
Cedar Rapids
Bill
Michigan
Champaign
Ivor Stanley
Bill Quinby
Joyce Kilmer
Bob Schubert
Bob
UCLA
Danny Graham
Southern Cal
Sam Dickerson
Graham
Dickerson
Ohio State
Southern California
Meskimen First-Team All-Big Ten For Hawkeyes
University of Iowa guard Jon Meskimen earned a first team defensive guard honor on United Press International's All-Big Ten team. Teammate Ray Manning made the second team as an offensive end, with Levi Mitchell and Craig Clemons cited with honorable mention for 1969 performances. Ohio State Michigan and Purdue led the selections.
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Chicago, Ill
UPI
University of Iowa
Jon Meskimen
Hawkeye
United Press International
Meskimen
Jon
Ray Manning
Hawkeyes
Levi Mitchell
Craig Clemons
Ohio State
Michigan
Purdue
Buckeyes
Wolverines
Jack Tatum
Ted Provost
Mike Sensibaugh
Dave Whit
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First Avenue
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Times
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James
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Davis-Jones Agency
Commerce Exchange
Myr Estee
Space
Red Peppers
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Packers
Chuck Johnson
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Milwaukee Journal
Green Bay
Jerry Burns
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Black & Decker
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Sander
Ck & Decker
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