1971 A Year of the Quick Buck in Sports
Red Smith reviews the year 1971 noting the Dominant Ali Frazier fight and the Canonero 2nd Derby win. It highlights large purses, television rights, and a surge in attendance with promoters cashing in on dramatic sports narratives. Canonero’s dramatic rise from $1,200 yearling to Derby winner captures the public imagination.
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Red Smith
New York Times
New York
Kentucky
Public Links
el Paso
Canonero
Lee Trevino
Frazier
Ali
Battle of Gettsburg
Silky Sullivan
California
49ers Clinch West With Brodie TD Run
San Francisco edged Detroit 31-27 as John Brodie scrambled 10 yards for the decisive score with 10 minutes left. The win clinched the NFC Western Division for the 49ers, leaving the Rams and Lions to chase the wild card. Other results included Miami 27 Green Bay 4 and Dallas routing St. Louis 31-12.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Detroit Lions
Los Angeles
San Francisco 49Ers
Lions
John Brodie
49Ers
Miami Dolphins
Green Bay
Baltimore
Colts
New England
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St. Louis
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Washington
San Francisco
Buffalo
Chicago
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New Orleans
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Denver
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New York Giants
Houston
San Diego
Brodie
Dick Witcher
Ken Willard
Gene Washington
Frank Nunley
Earl Edwards
Detroit
Greg Landry
Joe Schmidt
Rams
Pittsburgh
David Ray
Roman Gabriel
Jack Snow
Gabriel
Wilt Chamberlain Leads Lakers Past 76ers in 154-132 Rally
Wilt Chamberlain shattered records with 34 rebounds and 12 blocks as the Lakers extended their win streak to 25 by defeating Philadelphia 154-132. Gail Goodrich added 31 and Jerry West 27 as Kareem Abdul Jabbar scored 34 for Milwaukee in a 111-96 victory over Baltimore.
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Associated Press
Wilt
Philadelphia
Jack Ramsay
Wilt Chamberlain
Los Angeles
National Basketball Association
Lakers
Chamberlain
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Portland
Detroit
Atlanta
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Chicago
Cleveland
Seattle
Phoenix
Bill Sharman
Bob Rule
Gail Goodrich
Jerry West
76Ers
Kareem Jabbar
Sidney Wicks
Dale Schlueter
Pistons
Jimmy Walker
Bob Lanier
Bob Love
Chet Walker
Pete Maravich
Jim Washington
Vols and Razorbacks face Liberty Bowl showdown
Tennessee Volunteers meet Arkansas Razorbacks in the 13th Liberty Bowl at Memorial Stadium Memphis. Kickoff 8 p.m. Maxwell leads a revived Vols with a 9-2 season after routing Penn State. Arkansas 8-2-1 paced by Ferguson and Nelson amid final exams travel.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jim Maxwell
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Maxwell
Tennessee Volunteers
Hogs
Memorial Stadium
Tennessee
Cinerella
Auburn
Alabama
Penn State
Fayetteville
Joe Ferguson
Walter Nelson
Philadelphia
Convention Hall
Atlantic City
Mississippi
Ferguson
Vols
Mike Reppond
Reppond
Moody Wins Morocco Golf Grand Prix Title
Orville Moody leads a seven man American team to win the Morocco International Golf Grand Prix. He fours 72 holes for a total of 291 to take $12,000 first prize, two strokes ahead of the field. Moody had returned from a five week hunting and fishing vacation in Texas before the event.
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Moody
Lago Vista
Tex
United States
Clus
Temple Upsets Penn 57 52 With Twist on Defense
Temple coach Harry Litwack deployed a box-and-one variation to shadow Penn star Bob Morse. Mike Jones limited Morse to five points as Temple ended Penn's 48 game regular season win streak with a 57-52 victory in Philadelphia. Elsewhere in college basketball Hawaii Islanders earned a forfeit over Florida State after coach Hugh Durham refused to leave the court following a technical foul in Honolulu.
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Harry Litwack
Temple
Penn
Litwack
Philadelphia
Owls
Quakers
Mike Jones
Bob Morse
Honolulu
Forida State
Hawaii Islanders
Hugh Durham
Hawaii
Marquette
Fordham
South Carolina
Virginia Tech
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Brigham Young
Cincinnati
Southern California
Ohio State
Florida
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Bernie Parrish
Dave Meggyesy
George Sauer
Bowie Kuhn
Cassius Muhammad Ali Clay
Joe Frazier
Orinoco River
Venezuela
America
Giants
Bob Berry
Archie
Saints
Alvin Bean
Jackie Walker
PU ceSa
Decatur
Rahaeay
Phon
Rabat
Morocco
Orville Moody
Florida State
John Fuqua
Los Angales
Gene Howard
Ram
Isiah Robertson
Knoxville, Tennessee
Modine
Knoxville
J. McClain
Modine Manufacturing Company
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