Five New Faces on All Pro First Team and Honorable Mentions
The list highlights five newcomers on the first team including Ditka Shofner Mitchell and Parker plus Jim Brown and other stars. Second team features Kramer Conrad Barr Schafrath St Clair Gray and more. Honorable mentions name Cogdill Dial Berry Bradshaw Varrichione Nisby Smith Gordy Pyle Nutter Moore Perkins Bass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Ditka
Chicago
Dei Shofner
New York
Bobby Mitchell
Wah
Ferret Gregg
Green Bay
Roosevelt Brown
N.Y
Jeryr Kramer
Jim Parker
Baltimore
Y. A
Tommy Mason
Minn
Jim Brown
Cieviand
Ron Kramer
Bobby Joe Conrad
St. Louis
Terry Barr
Detroit
Dick Schafrath
Cleveland
Bob St. Clair
S. F. 49Ers
Ken Gray
Darrell Dess
Bob DeMarco
Tim Brown
Philadelphia
Jim Taylor
Gail Cogdill
Buddy Dial
Pittsburgh
Raymond Berry
Charley Bradshaw
Frank Varrichione
Los Angeles
John Nisby
Washington
Jim Ray Smith
Dallas
John Gordy
Mike Pyle
Buzj Nutter
Tom Moore
Don Perkins
Dick Bass
Fortunato Is Elected After Nine Seasons
Joe Fortunato of the Chicago Bears earns ninth All-Pro honor after nine NFL seasons. The NFL selection highlights six new members and returns veterans like Jim Brown and Del Shofner. Fortunato joins middle linebackers Joe Schmidt and Myron Potts as top vote recipients.
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Steelers
Los Angeles
Joe A. G. Spalding
Lions
Schmidt
Potties
Fortunato
Jim Brown
Cleveland
Bowling Green Plays Quick Pass And Drive
Play by Warren Scholler features Bowling Green’s Number 1 with the ball on the far side passing to 4 for a layup. Numbers 2 and 5 double screen for 4 and move together as 4 drives off the screen to the opposing lane.
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Bowling Green
Number
Notable NFL All-Pro Selections and Honorable Mentions
A list of players selected for All-Pro honors and honorable mentions, including Doug Atkins Gino Marchetti Henry Jorden Roger Brown Joe Schmidt Joe Fortunato Myron Pottios Abe Woodson Dick Lynch Roosevelt Taylor Willie Wood Willie Davis Jim Katcavage Roosevelt Grier Merlin Olsen Bill George Bill Forester Larry Morris Dick Lane Ed Meador Jim Patton Larry Wilson with honorable mentions such as Paul Wiggin Bill Glass Stan Jones Dale Meinert Jack Pardee Chuck Howley Wade Walker Matt Hazeltine Jimmy Hill Jess Whittenton Erich Barnes Clendon Thomas Richie Petitbon Yale Lary and others across the league.
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Murray Olderman
YORK
NEA
Joe Fortunato
Chicago Bears
NFL
Joe Cashes
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Joe
Tommy Mason
Minneston
Dick Lynch
Notre Dame
Washington Redskins
New York Giants
Tenacio
Myron Pottios
Pittsburgh Steelers
Roosevelt Brown
Th Giants
Henry Jordan
Packers
Doug Atkins
Bears
Brown
Mike Ditka
Schmidt
Ditka
del Shofner
Giants
Forrest Gregg
Jim Parker
Colts
Jerry Kramer
Jim Ringo
Y. A. Tittle
Bobby Mitchell
Redkins
Gino Marchetti
Roger Brown
Lions
Abe Woodson
49Ers
Marchetti
Green Bay
Chicago
Balt. Colts
Henry Jorden
Detroit
Joe Schmidt
Pittsburgh
S. F. 49Ers
New York
Roosevelt Taylor
Willie Wood
Willie Davis
Jim Katcavage
Roosevelt Grier
L. A. Rams
Merlin Olsen
Bill George
Bill Forester
Larry Morris
Dick Lane
Ed Meador
Jim Patton
Larry Wilson
St. Louis
Paul Wiggin
Cleveland
Bill Glass
Stan Jones
Dale Meinert
Jack Pardee
Los Angeles
Chuck Howley
Dallas
Wade Walker
Matt Hazeltine
San Francisco
Jimmy Hill
St Louis
Jess Whittenton
Erich Barnes
Clendon Thomas
Richie Petitbon
Yale Lary
Special Plays Crown New State Champions in Texas
Garland Owls win AAAA with a 17-0 victory over Corpus Christi Miller in Austin. Corsicana tops Pharr-San Juan Alamo 7-0 at Victoria with a trick pass. Rockwall edges Missouri City Dulles 7-6 for Class AA at Waco. Petersburg defeats George West 20-12 in snow for Class A at Lubbock.
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United Press International
Garland
Corsicana
Rockwall
Petersburg
Danny Sims
Owls
Corpus Christi Miller
Austin
Rankin Koch
Jim Hagle
Pharr
Lubbock
Apa
Charles Chuck Curtis
Jacksboro
Pharr-San Juan Alamo
Dumas
Missouri City Dulles
George West
Longhorns
Miller
Rnce
United Press Corsicana
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
Rockwall Dulles
St Epted
Eorge
Ier
Weekend Sports Summary from Various Bowls and Meets
Liberty Bowl saw State hold off NC State 16 to 12 while Baylor beat LSU 14 to 7 in the Bluebonnet Bowl. George Mira led Miami to a 23 14 win over the North in the North South all star game. Willie Shoemaker rode Native Diver to victory in the Golden Gate Handicap. Lidia Skoblikova set a 1 34.6 world record for 1000 meters in Moscow.
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United Press International
Saturda
Philadelphia
Pi State
North Carolina State
MIAMI
George Mira
Albany
Calif
Willie Shoemaker
Diver
Golden Gate
Eddie Arcaro
Moscow
Lidia Skoblikova
Yakov Melnikov
Skene Rated Only 10-Goal Polo Player in U S
Robert Skene of Santa Barbara California earned the distinction of the United States Polo Association as the country’s only 10 goal player for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Skene
Santa Barbara
Calif
United States Polo Association
Sunday Basketball Results From San Francisco to Philadelphia
Sunday results show San Francisco 118 over Philadelphia 104 and St Louis 116 over Baltimore 104. Also Sunday games include New York 127 over Boston 117 and Baltimore 108 over Cincinnati 106 with St Louis 100 and Detroit 91 and Los Angeles 126 over Philadelphia 113 on Saturday. There are no Monday games scheduled.
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San Fran
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Baltimore
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Detroit
Los Angeles
Giants and Bears square off for NFL title shot
Giants star quarterback Y A Tittle leads New York in a Ford era showdown against Chicago as wind and defense loom large. Halas’s Bears boast a stingy D while the Giants’ high scoring offense relies on Tittle to deliver the key bombs in a brutal Windy City test.
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Steve Sndeir
NEW York
UPI
Bears
Giants
George Halas
Y. A. Tittle
Chicago
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
Tittle
Lake Michigan
Allie Sherman
NFL
Pittsburgh
Billy Wade
Rudy Bukich
Navy
Halas
Petersburg Wins Class A Title in Snowbound Showdown
Petersburg Buffaloes claim Texas Class A high school football title with a 20 12 victory over George West in a near blizzard. Key plays include Mike Loyd 17 yard pass to Terry Scarborough and a late fumble recovery by Loyd setting up Gary Loyd 37 yard run to seal the win before 3,000 in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Tex
UPI
Petersburg
George West
Buffaloes
Mike Loyd
Terry Scarborough
Loyd
Scarborough
Steve Lane
Lane
Junior Garcia
Gary Loyd
Basilio to Meet Cooper in Eight-Round Featherweight Bout
Worcester announce that Joey Basilio of Syracuse will fight Frankie Cooper of Valley Stream in an eight round featherweight bout at Mechanics Hall Thursday. Basilio is Carmen Basilio’s brother, the former welterweight champion.
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Worcester, Mass
UPT
Sam Silverman
Joey Basilio
Syracuse
N.Y
Frankie Cooper
Valley Stream
Mechanics Hall
Basilio
Carmen Basilio
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