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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1966
Page
5
Anaheim California UPI reports the California Angels invited veteran outfielder Hector Lopez to attend the club's spring training as a free agent. Lopez was given his unconditional release by the New York Yankees after the 1966 season.
New York Jets topple Boston 38 28 as Joe Namath throws three TD passes and Matt Snell runs for a score. Don Maynard and George Sauer catch two TDs. Billy Baird makes key picks. Patriots still face first division title since 1963 if Bills lose.
Stampeding Steve Worster led Bridge City to a 30-6 victory over McKinney in Baylor Stadium before 11008 fans. Worster piled up 242 yards and three touchdowns as Bridge City captured the Class AAA state championship, avenging last year’s loss to Brownwood.
Perry Moss, who led the Orlando Panthers to a 12-2 record in the Continental Football League, was named Coach of the Year by sportswriters. He beat runner up Wayne Hardin of the Philadelphia team, which won the league championship, by nearly a two to one margin.
Frank Ryan threw four TD passes for the Cleveland Browns in a 38-19 victory over St. Louis, sealing the Dallas Cowboys’ first NFL Eastern Conference title. Ryan totaled 29 TD passes on the season, including 42 and 44 yarders to Gary Collins, and a 50 yard to Clifton McNeil.
Jim Nance of the AFL and Bart Starr of the NFL were named Players of the Year by the Football Writers Association. Nance set an AFL rushing record with 1,380 yards on 282 carries, while Starr led the NFL with a 62.2 percent completion rate, 2,257 yards, 14 TDs and 3 INTs.
Roaring Springs Lions Club sponsors the annual holiday basketball tournament with Wednesday as the entry deadline. Fight teams are to be accessed for tourney play. high school teams are ineligible if they interfere with interscholastic rules. Early entries by Charlie Long Glenn Sanders or Dick Carpenter will be accepted.
Franklin C. s Pepper Rodgers becomes head football coach at the University of Kansas succeeding Jack Mitchell who quits after eight years. Vince Gibson succeeds Doug at Kansas State University as assistant coach moves up. Lou Saban agreed to a 10 year contract worth about 500 thousand dollars as head coach and general manager.
A terse report notes Saban resigns as University of Maryland head coach to take over the Denver Broncos, described as a record losing pro football team, with mention of a 63 B.C. system and a shift in staff at Rothe.
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