Former Pro Football Star Becomes West Virginia Coal Miner
Joe Stydahar once the famed Chicago Bears tackle, now a Beckley coal entrepreneur with 800 acres leased near Beckley plans surface mining. He is 64, financially secure through box company work, but seeks a pension for ex players and laments limited recognition.
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West Virginia U
Chicago Bear
Joe Stydahar
O.V
West Virginia
Shinnston
Beckley
Old West Virginia
Big Joe
Joe
Chicago
Box Company
Phoenix
Ariz
Chicago Bears
George Halas
Los Angeles Rams
Chicago Cardinals
Cardinals
Bears
Stydahar
Orr Signs On Stage With Black Hawks For $3 Million
Chicago AP reports Bobby Orr signed a 40 year contract with the Chicago Black Hawks worth 100000 dollars annually in a public press conference at a former cinema. Mayor Daley, Black Hawks executives and coach Billy Reay praised him as hockey’s greatest. Orr, from Shinnston, spoke of excitement to start, and referenced a trio of signings by team executive Tommy Ivan.
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Chicago
Bobby Orr
Chicago Black Hawks
Boston
Orr
Richard J. Daley
Black Hawk
Bill Wirtz
Tommy Tyan
Billy Reay
Wirtz
Tommy Ivan
Gordie Howe
Detroit
Bobby Hull
Black Hawks
Hull
Wimbledon heats test Ashe defies heat and frosty results
Arthur Ashe, defending champion, reached the last 16 as heat on center court hit 104 degrees. Fans fainted while players complained about scheduling under new referee Fred Hoyles. Edmonson fell to Ashe 7 5 6 2 8 4 as others like Dent and Borg advanced.
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England
Arthur Ashe
Ashe
Mark Edmondson
Australia
Fred Hoyles
Mike Gibson
Jimmy Connors
Phil Dent
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Okker
Stan Smith
Sea Pines
Nastase
Romania
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Vitas Gerulaitis
Howard Beach
N.Y
Edmondson
Smith
Temuraz Kakulia
Soviet Union
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Ivan
Dan Reeves
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Reeves
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Mildred
George
Andy
New York
Pete
Topeka
Kan
David
Purdue
U.S. Steel
Milwaukee
Stephanie
U. of Oregon
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Glencoe
Biggie
Elkins
St. Patrick's Day
West Virginia Sports Writers Hall of Fame
Hurricane Raceway
HESE
Auto Parts
Earl's Auto Parts
Maccork
Leave
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W. VA
Sheryf Pete
16Th Street
Dunbar
W.va
Grimms Landing, W.va
Wusu
Chris Evert
For! Lauderdale
Leslie Hunt
Dina Morazova
Regina Marsikova
Czechoslovakia
Virginia Wade
Britain
Peggy Michel
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Martina Navratilova
Lea~ Antonoplis
Glendora
Evonne Goolagong
Corinne Molesworth
Natasha Chmyreva
Soviet
Union
Ilana Kloss
South Africa
Betty Stove
Beth Norton
Fatrited
Conn
Kerry Reid
Cynthia Doerner
Sve Barker
Valerie Iveghntuss
San Diego
Mina Jansovec
Yugoslavia
Ingrid Latdah-Bentier
Mary Bens
Brasil
Mona Guerrant
Tempe
Greer Slavens
Repate
le Nastase
Kim Warwick
Colin Dibley
Phil den
Bet
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New Vee
Stéve Krulevitz
Baltimore
Onny Parun
New Zealand
Chris Lewis
D.C
Bea
Connors
Gerulaitis
Steve Krulevitz
Borg
Adriano Panatta
Italy
Charlie Pasarell
Puerto Rico
Panatta
Pasarell
Lesley Hunt
Miss Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Miss Stove
Fairfield
Lea Antonoplis
Sue Barker
Valerie Ziegentuss
Fountain Hobby Center Corp
Wash
Bigley Ave
Indian Lake Pinch
Wight
Lorain Sutphin
Catish
Kentucky
Yellowstone
Mr. Boston
Ehosto
Hier
Desmond
Duff
Glenmore Distlleries Company
Yellowstone Distillery Co
Mr. Boston Distillers
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Owensboro
Albany Ga
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