Sports Christmas Cheer From The Echo Of 1960
A humorous wish list honors local coaches players and sports figures from 1960. Gifts include Roy Childers for tutoring youth and independent teams and Casey Childers with a 50 point night for Trade School basketball.
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Santa
Roy
Casey) Childers
Casey
Shady Terry
May Shady
Basketful
Dream
Bass
Herman (Hernie) Bailey
Hernie
Butts Steps Down as Georgia Coach Under Secret Pressure
Raymond Johnson writes that a secret meeting last Monday forced Butts to resign as football coach while remaining athletic director. Johnson cites an Atlanta alumni group as behind the move and lists four potential replacements, including Gene Elleson and Charlie Trippi.
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Raymond Johnson
Nashville Tennesseean
Butts
Atlanta
Georgia
Johnny Rauch
Army
Oliver Hunnicutt
LaGrange
The
Atlanta Constitution
al Thomy
University of Georgia
O. C. Aderhold
Elleson
Ader
Georgia's Butts resigns after 33 years as coach
Georgia head football coach Wallace Butts resigns after 23 seasons in Athens, continuing as athletic director. President C C Aderhold will name his successor, with speculation centering on Charley Trippi and others. Butts led Georgia to 140 wins 8 losses 9 ties and four SEC titles in a 22 year tenure ending amid health concerns.
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Vernon Butler
Associated Press
Athens, Ga
Wallace Butts
University of Georgia
C. C. Aderhold
Butts
Georgia
Aderhold
Charley Trippi
Gene Ellenson
Oliver Hunnicutt
LaGrange
John Griffith
John Rauch
Joel Hunt
Bulldogs
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Milledagville
Eagles Face Green Bay With Full 60 Minute Pursuit
Eagles coach Buck Shaw stresses 60 minute effort and strong incentive as Eastern Division champs aim for NFL title. Veterans Buck Shaw Billy Barnes and Bednarik discuss prime years and Kamikaze mindset fueling a decisive game at Franklin Field with about 5000 to 4000 dollar prize split for winners and losers respectively.
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Buck Shaw
Shaw
Billy Barnes
Eagles
Wake Forest
Bednarik
Top Small College Star Tells Secret
Lebron Bell, 19, forward for Bryan College, leads the nation in small college scoring with a 35.4 average after eight games. He credits practice and a late start, from Red Bank High to Hiwassee Junior College, then Madisonville, and finally Bryan, where opponents worry about slowing him.
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Joseph Sweat Dayton
Tenn
Lebron Bell
Bryan College
Ncaa Service Bureau
Bell
Coal Shore
Bryan
War Eagle chorus record for Daily staffer Jack Smith
A lighthearted note offers a 1961 holiday keepsake a long play record of a 10 000 voice chorus shouting War Eagle for Daily staffer Jack Smith as Auburn football season pauses and readers are wished a Merry Christmas.
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Washington
War Eagle
Jack Smith
Jack
Auburn
Athletes Cheer Shrine Patients At Kezar Stadium
San Francisco AP. North Carolina fullback Ross Hawkins and 47 other college players visited Shrine Hospital for crippled children meeting patients and nurses. Each child is paired with a player and the group plans to perform at the East-West Shrine Game on December 31 benefiting rehabilitation efforts.
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San Francisco
Katherine
Ross Hawkins
North Carolina
Cowan
Tenn
Oakland
Shrine Hospital
Kezar Stadium
Ron Mahony
Purdue
Mark Manders
Iowa
Scotty
Bill Kilmer
UCLA
Kilmer
Azusa
Lambeau Sees Packers Winning Title Over Eagles
Green Bay coach Curly Lambeau predicts the Packers will capture a seventh NFL title in the upcoming game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Franklin Field. He argues Green Bay is tougher, favors weather, and notes the team’s strong running attack. Don Hutson backs the view, citing momentum from a season finish the Eagles lacked.
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Green Bay
Wis
Green Bay Packers
Eagles
Philadelphia
Earl
Curly) Lambeau
Packers
Curly
Lambeau
Franklin Field
Vince Lombardi
Don Hutson
NFL
Bowden Plans Return to Competition After Injury
Bowden, the first American to run a sub four minute mile, expects to return to track after a torn Achilles. The 24 year old Army lieutenant and former California standout says doctors anticipate full recovery and hopes to try out for the 1964 Olympic team. He set the 3:58.7 mile at Stockton on June 1, 1957.
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Don Bowden
Bowden
Quantico
University of California
Stockton
Calif
Bradley Eyes MVC Title After 14th Straight Victory
Bradley extended its win streak to 14 with a 20-point performance by Tim Robinson and strong defense led by Chet Walker, as Cincinnati suffered a second straight MVC loss. The Braves aim for an NCAA bid and potential national title while contending with St Louis and Kentucky in overtime showdowns shaping the race.
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Peoria
Ill
Heath
Braves
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati
Bradley
Portland
Chet Walker
al Saunders
Ed Wodka
Lee Edwards
Mack Herndon
Tim Robinson
Walt Gerard
Robinson
Walker
St. Louis
Kentucky
Ohio State
DePaul
Howie Cars
Southern California
John Radometkin
Packers of 1960 better balanced says 1944 stars
Ted Fritsch former Packer full back who scored both touchdowns in the 1944 championship win over the Giants says the 1960 Packers are more balanced than the Eagles and should win. Capt. Charlie Brock Tony Canadeo and Charley Tollefson also predict a Packers victory.
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Wisconsin
Ted Fritsch
Green Bay
New York Giants
Packers
Eagles
Charlie Brock
Tony Canadeo
Charley Tollefson
MSU Launches African Language and Area Center
Michigan State University opens the African Language and Area Center to teach African languages and study their cultures. The program aims to expand linguistic offerings and regional area studies for students and researchers.
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Michigan State University
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