Mickey Wright Is 1963 Woman Athlete of the Year
The Associated Press picks Mickey Wright as 1963 Woman Athlete of the Year with 311 points from 134 ballots. Wright won 13 LPGA events including the LPGA Championship and earned a record 34027 dollars in prize money while also taking the Vare Trophy. Maria Bueno and Marion Ladewig place as runners up in a year highlighted by Wright’s dominance.
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Hugh Fullerton JR
Associated Press
Mary Kathryn
Mickey) Wright
California
Texas
Miss Wright
Filtt
Maria Bueno
Brazil
United States
Mickey
Mickey Wright
Miss Buono
Wimbledon
Forest Hills
Frederic C. Miller
Dawn Fraser
Marion Ladewig
Australia
Margaret Smith
Donna de Varona
Santa Clara
Calif
Kathy Whitworth
Mary Mills
U.S
Dave Ragari
Pennel Wins Sullivan Award For 1963
John Pennel, 23, Northeast Louisiana State College senior, won the 1963 Sullivan Award given by the AAU for the athlete who best advances good sportsmanship. Pennel vaulted 17 feet 4.75 inches in Coral Gables on Aug. 24, earning top votes with 1,145 points. Tommy Kono placed second with 931 points, and Bob Hayes was third.
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New York
John Pennel
National
AAU
Pennel
Northeast Louisiana State College
Coral Gables
Fla
Tech
Tommy Kono
Bob Hayes
Florida A&m
Packers Giants Bears Lead First NFL All Star Team
Four Bears five Giants and six Packers top the inaugural NFL All Star selections chosen by player vote announced in Hollywood. Bears picks include Ditka Atkins Petibon Fortunato on offense and defense. Giants place Tittle Shofner Brown on offense and Katcavage Lynch on defense. Retzlaff also names Jimmy Brown and Joe Schmidt as league MVPs on offense and defense.
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Hollywood
Fla
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
Players’ Association
Pete Retzlaff
Philadelphia Eagles
NFL
Bears
Mike Ditka
Doug Atkins
Rich Petibon
Joe Fortunato
Giants
Chicago
Y.A. Tittle
del Shofner
Roosevelt Brown
Jim Katcavage
Dick Lynch
Retzlaff
Jimmy Brown
Cleveland Browns
Joe Schmidt
Detroit Lions
Savings and loan mortgage lending totals reach 20.7 billion
The nation’s savings and loan institutions reported total mortgage lending of 20.7 billion dollars for last year. This figure reflects the scale of home loan activity across the sector and underscores its role in housing finance.
Brown and Taylor Duel in Playoff Bowl Showdown
Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns and Jim Taylor of the Green Bay Packers face off in the Playoff Bowl, a consolation game telecast by CBS at 2 p.m. EST. Brown led the league with 1,863 rushing yards to Taylor’s 1,018, and both clubs project more passing in this matchup as they chase a postseason win.
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Ben Funk
MIAMI
Fla
Jim Brown
Jim Taylor
Cleveland Browns
Green Bay Packers
NFL
CBS
Brown
Browns
Taylor
Packers
Green Bay
Chicago Bears
Cleveland
New York Giants
San Diego and Boston battle for AFL title clash
San Diego and Boston meet in Balboa Stadium for the AFL championship with the Chargers offensive edge and the Patriots strong defense. The game airs 4 30 p m EST on ABC radio and TV as both teams seek their first AFL title.
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Charles Maher
Associated Press
San Diego
Calif
Boston
ABC
Balboa Stadium
Los Angeles
Chargers
Houston Oilers
Oilers
Patriots
Buffalo
AFL Players Plan Pension Association Formation
Boston Patriots linebacker Tom Addison announced that AFL players will form an association this month inspired by the NFL model. The group, to be organized at a Jan. 14 meeting, will elect officers and draft proposals for pension and family medical coverage to present to the league commissioner and club owners at their Jan. 16 meeting.
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San Diego
Calif
American Football League
Tom Addison
Boston Patriots
AFL Players’ Association
National Football League
Addison
AFL
Boston Challenges Houston in Strong Defensive Showdown
The Celtics face the Oilers with Ejisenauer and Dee praised as top talent. Antwine is highlighted as a standout improvement. Boston’s defense limits rushing to 79.1 yards per game while San Diego features passer Tobin Rote and backs Paul Lowe and Keith Lincoln as key playmakers.
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Ry Ejisenauer
Bob Dee
Boston
Houston
Antwine
San Diego
Tobin Rote
Paul Lowe
Keith Lincoln
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Palmer
Nicklaus
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Sonny Liston
Harry Krause
Floyd
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Liston
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Georgia
Wally Butts
Alabama
Chuck McKinley
Athlete
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Miss Bueno
Miss Smith
Sullivan Award
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Sid Gillman
North Ala. Coin. Company
Johnston Street
Walden Auto Painting
Walden
Decatur
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