Birmingham to Host Two Big Pro Football Exhibitions
Birmingham planners announce two high profile exhibitions at Legion Field. Chicago Bears face Baltimore Colts in an all star style clash with Ray Perkins and a host of Colt legends set for the event. Namath and the Jets return in August to meet the Atlanta Falcons in a Crimson Tide showcase.
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Birmingham
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Legion Field
Magic City Jaycees
Chicago Bears
Baltimore Colts
Alabama
Ray Perkins
Perkins
Johnny Unitas
Jack Mackey
Bob Boyd
Lenny Lyles
Tom Matte
Colt Fame
Dick Butkus
Gale Sayers
George
Papa Bear) Halas
Chilear
Jaycee
Dallas
Minnesota
Kiwanis Club
Joe Willie Namath
New York Jets
Namath
Jets
Paul Crane
Atlanta
Falcons
Steve Sloan
Crimson Tide
Auburn
Red Raiders Beat Hartselle 67 63 in Tight Defensive Game
Decatur wins eighth of season at 67 63 over Hartselle as Dwain Keel leads Tigers with 28 points and David Robertson paces Raiders with 18. Hartselle structure shows 28 from Keel and 17 from Charlie Orr. Decatur improves to 8 5 while holding edge in rebounds 43 33.
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Decatur Red Raiders
Hartselle
Tigers
Dwain Keel
Charlie Orr
Decatur
Falkville
Raiders
David Robertson
Raider
Tony Julian
Nate Holmes
Julian
Keel
Steve McKey
Red Raiders
Claude Stevenson
Charles Orr
Daily Sports
Bob Bates
Speake Loses To Woodville In County Clash
Woodville jumps to a 25 16 first period lead and goes 19 of 19 from the free throw line en route to an 85 78 win over Speake. Everett Hall leads Woodville with 28 points while Jerry Johnson tops Speake with 32. Speake falls to 9 9, Woodville improves to 13 5.
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Speake
Jackson County
Wood‘ville
Everett Hall
Jerry Johnson
Woodville
Larry Cain
Woodville Bees
Doyle Lemore
Town Creek
Mt. Hope
Stevenson
Bobby Bucknell
Lowell Kennedy
Glenn Hall
Sam Cain
Ricky Frazier
Danny Waldron
Larry Hogan
Joel Nelson
Butch Walker
Jimmy Day
Damon McLemore
Red Devils Rally Past East Limestone 65 62
Elkmont Red Devils survive a late foul line drought by East Limestone to win 65 62 in a 15 game season. Glenn Ussery leads with 17 points while Cobbman Coffman Powers Bates and Black also reach double figures as East Limestone falls to 1 10. Elkmont also takes the B game 31 21.
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East Limestone
Elkmont
Red Devils
Glenn Ussery
E. L’stone
Marion Coffman
Curtis Powers
Mickey Bates
Charles Black
Daryl Clem
Rodney Parvin
Steve Yarbrough
Kenneth Jouch
Courtland Wins Over Town Creek 64 52
Courtland led by 6-4 junior Gary Hutto with 18 points and strong rebounding defeated Town Creek 64 52. Hutto received support from Glen Redding 12 and Anthony Blackwood 15 as Courtland built a 34 31 halftime edge and pulled away in the third. Town Creek’s top scorer was Carter with 18 and Berryman added 15. Town Creek also won the B game in three overtimes 33 23. Town Creek travels to Sheffield next.
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MT. Hope
Hatton
Hornets
Mikan Kerby
Smith
Lanier Sibley
Larry Ryan
Joe Potter
Reggy Haygood
Lanny Whisenant
Town Creek
Larry Ismith
Frank Crawford
Jimmy Mills
Hal Boyd
Randy Summers
Milton Taylor
Stan Steadman
Anny Whisenant
Courtland
Gary Hutto
Hutto
Glen Redding
Anthony Blackwood
Terry
Charles Carter
Steve Berryman
Dale Grissom
Sheffield
Bulldogs
C’land
Courtland —Hutto
Redding
Blackwood
Hill
Randolph
Williams ‘ Carter
Weatherford
Berryman
Celtics rally to 25th straight home win over Knicks
Boston Eagles in a 120-114 Friday contest against New York, Sam Jones and Bailey Howell powering a big third as Celtics extend home win streak. In Teaneck New Jersey, Anderson and Spraggins sparked a 24-9 third period burst for the New Jersey Americans in a 122-110 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
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Boston
Boston Celtics
Sam Jones
Bailey Howell
New York Knickereers
Teaneck
Anderson
Bruce Spraggins
New Jersey Americans
American Basketball Association
Indiana Pacers
Pistons Rally Past SuperSonics 133 119 Victory
The Detroit Pistons outscored the Seattle SuperSonics 34 15 in the final 70 minutes to win 133 119. The article notes a distant geographic feature, the Grand Canyon of Arizona, as the world’s longest and deepest canyon.
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Detroit
Detroit Pistons
Seattle SuperSonics
National Basketball Association
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Phil Campbell Rally Beats Moulton 69 54 in Hoops
Phil Campbell overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Moulton 69 to 54 on Friday. Frank Cleveland led with 25 points, Adolphius Buford 14, Jerry Thomas 12, while Moulton’s Tommy Pettus added 14. Campbell outscored 23 third quarter points to seal the win as Moulton dropped to 5 losses in 15 games.
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Moulton
Phil Campbell
Red Devils
Austin
Black Bears
Frank Cleveland
Adolphius Buford
Jerry Thomas
Tommy Pettus
M’ton
P. Campbell
Charles Ashley
Adolphius’ Buford
Billy Weeks
Harold Brooks
Don Smith
Joe Roberts
Luke Slaton
Ronnie Elmore
Roger Bowling
Tony Rari
Roger Dutton
Charles Withite
Campbell
Lakeside Tigers rout Central High 89 47 in basketball
Lakeside Tigers led by Clifford Scruggs with 27 points defeated Central High of Courtland 89 to 47. Eddie Marshall 14 and Louis Davis 11 joined Scruggs in double figures as Lakeside built a 25 18 first quarter lead and widened it to a 43 17 second half margin. Central's Anthony Jones and James Goines led with 14 and 12 points respectively.
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Clifford Scruggs
Nets
Lakeside Tigers
Central High
Courtland
Tigers
Central
Fly
Vistors
Eddie
Marshall
Davis
Scruggs
Anthony Jones
James Goines
Lakeside
Eddie Marshall
John Stevens
Ronnie Guster
Louis Davis
George Ane
Calvin Wilson
Charles Kelly
Nathaniel Aiman
7Thony Jones
Whodrew Watkins
Johnny Newman
Rattlers Rally Past Clements in 63 59 Victory
Tanner defeats Clements 63 59 behind Danny Crawford’s 32 points on a night where Clements led 13 12 after one, 34 29 at halftime, and 48 47 after three. Gary Cobb led Clements with 18 while Downs and Keenum added double digits for Tanner.
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Clements
Danny Crawford
Tanner Rattlers
Crawford
Rattlers
Colts
Gary Cobb
Tanner
Clelton Downs
Stanley Keenum
Jerry Harris
Larry Jolly
Jerry Hammons
Jerry, Smith
C. E. Davis
Mike Nave
Bill Watson
Bobby Craig
Hawks Rally Past West Morgan In 83 77 Basketball Win
In Danville, the Hawks upset the West Morgan Rebels 83 77 as Dwight Breedlove led with 23 points and Ronnie Livingston added 18. West Morgan trio Ronnie Smith Mac Simpson combined for 51, but Danville outscored 23 23 in the third and fourth quarters to seal the victory.
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Danville
West Morgan Rebels
Waterloo
Danville Hawks
Dwight Breedlove
Hawks
Ronnie Livingston
Bob Atchley
Sandy Welborn
Ronnie Smith
Mac Simpison
West Morgan
Smith
Reds
Simpson
Doug Free
Rebels
D’ville
W. Morgan
D'Ville
Jerry Segars
Ronniie Livingston
Gary White
Mike Baker
Bennett Alexarder
Mac Simpson
Charlie Sharp
Ronald Hill
Ronald Smith
Keith Russell
Morgan
D ° Ville
Cats Rebound To Top Tigers
West Limestone defeats Ardmore 76 to 64 to cement first in Limestone County standings. Allen Craig scores 22, Jerry Johnson 17 as Wildcats surge in the third quarter to a 52-44 edge and pull away in the final period. Ardmore’s Roger Barnes tops Ardmore with 20 points. West Limestone improves to 8-2 overall and 81 county mark. Ardmore sits 5-3 in county play with 5-5 overall.
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Ardmore
West Limestone
Elkmont
Limestone County
Wildcats
Allen Craig
Jerry Johnson
Cats
Craig
Wildcat
Johnson
Wayne Flanagan
Jerry Smith
Roger Barnes
Steve Cornelius
Doyce Maddox
Athens Bible Schoolll
East Limestone
W. L’stone
Kenneth Tapley
Donnie Ridgeway
George Craig
Bob Curtis
Mike Smith
Steve Carnelius
Bryce Maddox
Jerry Powers
J. C. McMunn
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Stabler
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Jefferson County
Sullivan
Jeffco
John Carroll
Cavaliers
Pat
Knoxville
Tuscaloosa
Paul, Jr
Paul Bryant, Jr
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