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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1966
Page
12
Green Bay prepares for a capacity crowd of 50,852 as the Packers host the Cleveland Browns in the NFL title game at Lambeau Field. Jim Brown leads Cleveland’s offense while Bart Starr and a stout Packers defense aim to shut down the Browns and clinch the championship.
Glen Ray Hines Arkansas All America tackle announced on Saturday he would sign with Houston Oilers of the AFL, saying the leagues are close in parity. Bud Adams, Oilers owner, stood with Hines after Arkansas loss to LSU in the Cotton Bowl. Other tackles and players indicated signings with AFL teams and Buffalo.
Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi announced quarterback Bart Starr will start against Cleveland in the NFL title game despite back and side injuries from the previous playoff. Full back Jim Taylor, halfback Paul Hornung, and end Boyd Dowler will also play. The team also secured Texas Tech star Danny Anderson for $600000, praised by Hornung.
Charlie Brown led Missouri with a 10 yard TD run and a 15 yard run setup in a defense driven win over Florida who rallied late behind Steve Spurrier setting Sugar Bowl records. Missouri added two field goals by Bill Bates and withstood a late Gator surge to seal a 20 18 victory.
Spurrier set Sugar Bowl records with 45 pass attempts 27 completions and 352 yards earning top MVP honors. Florida struggled early as Missouri’s defense led by Ron Snyder and Johnny Roland kept the Gators at bay until late. Missouri controlled the first quarter before a late charge by Florida and a Tiger scoring drive near the goal line.
Missouri defeated Florida 20 to 18 as Spurrier lamented not attempting a fancier two-point play. Florida coach Ray Graves blamed a bad decision and noted the Gators failed two two-point conversions after trailing 20 0 in the fourth. Spurrier, outstanding with 352 passing yards, would not declare for pro football. Barry Brown signed with the Colts after a bold Sugar Bowl showing.
Missouri coach Dan Devine called a 15 yard penalty on his team at the Florida goal line a turning point as Florida rallied to win 18 points in the final quarter. Missouri held a 17-0 edge before the infraction and settled for a field goal, then Spurrier passed Florida to the upset. Bufford Allison and Johnny Roland drew NFL and AFL interest as Missouri stars eyed pro deals after the Sugar Bowl.
The Associated Press lists major college games over the week starting Sunday January 2 with Belmont Abbey at St Peters and many others across Notre Dame, Kentucky, Indiana, Duke, North Carolina, Maryland, UCLA, and numerous regional matchups. The slate features marquee clashes like Duke at North Carolina and Indiana at Illinois, plus multiple doubleheaders and cross conference contests.
Charles Casey of the University of Florida signed a two year no cut contract to join the Atlanta Falcons for next season. The Atlanta native was undrafted but reportedly will receive about 175000 dollars. He chose Atlanta over an AFL offer from Houston after being drafted in the sixth round by the Falcons.
Swedens Bo Hoegberg defeated Bruno Visintin to claim the European junior middleweight championship after Visintin could not continue past the seventh round due to a damaged right hand. Hoegberg weighed 155 pounds with Visintin at 152 1/2 pounds.
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