Chewing and cussing ban spans college football
Coaches from Baylor to Pittsburgh impose discipline on tobacco use and swearing. Recollections from Iowa 1946 team reunion note historical bans on profanity. Santa mood shifts to sports talk about Cubs Cardinals Red Sox and ABCs broadcast team.
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Oklahoma
Barry Switzer
Brian Bosworth
Sports Illustrated
Grant Teaff
Baylor
Forest Evashevski
Iowa
Evy
John Nocera
Kinnick Stadium capacity grows by 1350 seats this season
Iowa officials announced Kinnick Stadium now seats 17 inches wide per seat after engraving and standardizing seating. The capacity rise to 67,700 came with the east and west side replacement of fiberglas with aluminum seats and numbered seating.
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Mark Dukes
Jazette
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa
Bump Elliott
Kinnick
Fiberglas
Stadiums Unlimited
Grinnell
Elliott
Mike Naughton
Gooden Hurls Mets to Title Clincher at Shea
Dwight Gooden pitched a six hitter to lift the New York Mets 4 2 over the Chicago Cubs and clinch the NL East title. Rookie Dave Magadan drove in two runs as fans surged onto the field after the final out at Shea Stadium.
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NEW York
New York Mets
Davey Johnson
Mets
Johnson
Dwight Gooden
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Dave Magadan
Keith Hernandez
Lenny Dykstra
Gooden
Wally Backman
Chico Walker
Shea Stadium
New York City
Puk Makes debut as Iowa dominates Iowa State in 43-7 win
Iowa running back Puk, returning from a shoulder injury, played his first organized game since high school. He recorded four solo tackles and two assists in the Hawkeyes 43-7 victory over the Cyclones at Kinnick Stadium, praising the return to football after a long layoff.
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Bill Waite
Cedar Rapids Franklin
Iowa
Bill
Iowa State
Lincoln
Chip Marshall
Iowa City
Puods
Tao
Hawkeye
Hinnick Stadt Stadium
George Davis
Cyclones
Puk
Washington High School
Cedar
Freshman Darren Trieb Wins Early ISU Outside Spot
Iowa State freshman Darren Trieb was moved to the top outside linebacker role for the Saturday home game with Indiana State. Coaches shifted him from redshirt plans as veteran trio Braswell Gibson and Moore anchored the unit and Niggeling departed for academics.
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al Hall Gazette
Ames
Iowa State
Jeff Braswell
Dennis Gibson
Chris Moore
Cyclones
Tim Niggeling
Anthony Hoskins
Sediative
Times
Darren Trieb
Indiana State
Trieb
Niggeling
Early clinchers begin season highlights for 1969 clubs
The record lists clubs with early clinching dates in 1969 including the Cincinnati Reds on Sept 7 1965? and the Orioles, Mets, Red Sox and A’s with World Series and playoff outcomes. It notes Reds beating Red Sox in a World Series 4-3, Orioles losing to Mets 4-1, A’s losing to Orioles 3-0, White Sox losing to Orioles 3-1 in the ALCS.
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Ince
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
New York Mets
Oakland A’s
White Sox
Aftermath of Game Ends Leaves Field Ravaged by Looters
After the game ended officials faced confusion for about 15 minutes before the crowd dispersed within half an hour. The infield and outfield showed debris and bare ground where souvenir hunters removed sod pieces, leaving patches of turf missing.
Dana Kirk Fired as Memphis State Coach in Reshuffle
Memphis State President Thomas Carpenter announced the firing of Dana Kirk, effective immediately, with Larry Finch named interim head coach. Kirk led the Tigers to the Final Four in 1984-85 and finishes at 158-58 in seven seasons, amid a federal grand jury probe into his personal finances.
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Memphis, Tenn
Dana Kirk
Memphis State
Thomas Carpenter
Larry Finch
Kirk
Tigers
Carpenter
Memphis
Scheduling schism hits the Big Ten
During a Big Ten coaches teleconference debate on non conference football schedules six winners over Big Ten teams are named including Alabama Washington USC and Arizona State. Ohio State faced Alabama at a neutral site in East Rutherford New Jersey. The Pac Ten took two home wins over Big Ten schools while Notre Dame remains the lone major college scalp.
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JY Spu
Iowa
Hayden Fry
Big Ten
Alabama
Washington
Southern California
Arizona State
Ohio State
East Rutherford
N.J
Notre Dame
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ABC
al Michaels
Frank Gifford
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O.J. Simpson
Joe Namath
Naughton
Hawks
Michigan State
Wheaton
Ill
Central High School
Tom Lockhart
J.J. Puk
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