Raiders Dominate AFL All Star Team Selection
The Oakland Raiders led with six players on the 22 man AFL All Star squad chosen by The Associated Press. Lance Alworth and Buck Buchanan top the voting, with Joe Namath and Roger Robinson among the notable selections from New York and Cincinnati.
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Paul Robinson
Cincinnati
Hewritt Dixon
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Robinson
George Sauer
Jim Whalen
Boston
Ron Mix
Jim Tyrer
Walt Sweeney
Gene Upshaw
Oak
Monongah Grid Coach Wins Award for 1968 Title
Earl Keener of Monongah High School was named West Virginia High School Coach of the Year for 1968 by the WV Sports Writers Association. His Lions finished 11-0 after winning the Class A state football title 21-12 over Paden City, following a 1967 loss that shaped their peak performance.
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Jets May Try Pass Defense Innovations
New York Jets defensive backfield coach Walt Michaels hints at new strategies for stopping the Oakland Raiders in the upcoming AFC championship game. He praises Raiders receivers Fred Biletnikoff and Warren Wells and notes the need for disciplined officiating after a costly late loss earlier in the season.
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Jim Hudson
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Fred Biletnikoff
Warren Wells
Chiefs
Greer Aims for 6th in scoring as season heats up
Hal Greer of Sam and the Philadelphia 76ers eyed a place among the NBA scoring leaders as the chase for 1,023 points to move into the top six continued. The report notes Greer’s rising totals, Jon Jones and other players, and includes remarks on games and other sports figures such as Gene Conley and Hiroyuki Ebihara.
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Eehi Arai
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Seattle
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Bowling Green
Providence Coach Sees Slim Chance vs UCLA in Opener
Providence coach Joe Mullaney says UCLA is the best team they have not faced and the chances of beating them are slim despite optimism. He plans a bold start with Joe Farro to rattle UCLA stars Lew Alcindor and the Bruins. UCLA coach John Wooden counters that this year’s squad isn’t better than last year’s title group due to losing guards Warren and Allen.
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Lew al- Jeindor
Wooden
Jast
Mike Warren
iLucious Allen
Derby Test Tube Derby Sours Dancer's Image Win
The Kentucky Racing Commission upheld the Churchill Downs stewards ruling that Dancer's Image was disqualified from first place in the 1968 Derby. The purse will be redistributed with Forward Pass listed as the winner for the moment, while further appeals may delay final action.
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Fuller
Arthur Grafton
Henry Meigs
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Forward Pass
George Egger
Calumet 'Farms
Derby disqualification dispute spills into court
The Dancers Image case centers on a ruling that kept the 1968 Derby winner from the purse amid a postrace drug finding. Fuller vows to pursue the matter in Circuit Court, seeking clarification on the Derby result and purse distribution.
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