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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1975

Page

6

Grier to referee pro arm wrestling on NFL telecasts

Hollywood based report notes Roosevelt Grier ex football giant will judge arm wrestling during half time on CBS with 26 NFL players represented. Rosie an authority on the sport says matches filmed in Las Vegas with a prize pool culminating in a $10,000 final. Irving Irons of the Raiders and Walter Johnson of the Browns singled out for praise.

Hollywood UPI Roosevelt Grier Goliath Roland Rosie CBS Rosie National Football League

Friday and Saturday Movie Schedule Listings

Theater listings across multiple venues show screenings of Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, The Vanishing Point, Catch 22, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Summer of ’42, The Legend of Frenchie King, The Hard Heads, The Country Cousins, The Apple Dumpling Gang, A Woman Under the Influence, American Graffiti, Rollerball, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, What's Up Doc, Jaws, Lenny, The Midnight Cowboy, Branni an, Mr Majestyk, Billy Two Hats, and more with varied showtimes and matinees across PARAMOUNT IOWA WORLD PLAZA EASTOWN COLLINS TWIXT TWIN WEST TWIN gras and MARION venues.

Arm Wrestling Championship Contests Refereed by Roosevelt Grier

Roosevelt Grier refereed the NFL arm wrestling championship bout featuring Joe De Lamielleure of the Buffalo Bills against Gerald Irons of the Oakland Raiders in a rare display of athletic versatility during the season.

Roosevelt Grier Joe de Lamielleure Buffalo Bills Gerald Irons Oakland Raiders

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