Namath and Dickson Beat Bryant Palmer in Exhibition
At Montgomery Country Club 5,000 fans watched Joe Namath and Bob Dickson defeat Bear Bryant and Arnold Palmer three up in an exhibition to raise funds for Bryce and Partlow state hospitals. Namath shot 83 and Dickson 75 while Palmer 74 and Bryant 92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Palmer
Alabama
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Joe Namath
Bob Dickson
Bryce-Partlow Chapel Fund
Tuscaloosa
Namath
Dickson
Arnie
Bear
Montgomery Country Club
AP Sports
Montgomery
Ala
Bryant
Palmer
New York Jet
Bryce
Partlow
Alabama 2-A 4-A playoff pairings set for Thursday
Regional winners in 2-A and 4-A clash as 1-A and 3-A crowns already decided. New Brockton beat Millport 71 51 to win 1-A while Comer edged Fairfield 79 65 for 3-A. Consolations saw Daviston crush Dallas County 85 56 and Sparkman topple Carbon Hill 102 85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
New Brockton
Millport
Comer
Fairfield
Daviston
Dallas County
Carbon Hill
Sparkman
Athens Bears Prep for NAIA Nationals Flight to Kansas City
Athens College Bears plan rest and travel for their NAIA National Tournament bid in Kansas City next week. Assistant coach Max Wilson says team awaits bracket advice after district wins over Northwestern Louisiana State and William Carey College, with hotel plans at Phillips Hotel and a Sunday tip-off banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens College Basketball Bears
Kansas City
Bears
Cullman
William Carey College
Hattiesburg
Mass
Louisiana State
Max Wilson
NAIA
Ias
Wilson
Phillips Hotel
The
Phillips
Boxing doubleheader at Madison Square Garden in 1968
Joe Frazier faces Buster Mathis in a heavyweight bout while Emile Griffith defends his middleweight title against Nino Benvenuti in a highly anticipated Garden card. Favorites Frazier and Griffith were favored at 2-1 and 8-5, with a potential gross near 750000 if sold out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe Frazier
Emile Griffith
Madison Square Garden
Frazier
Buster Mathis
Griffith
Italy
Nino Benvenuti
Mathis
Benvenuti
the Garden
Emile
Hayden Riley resigns as Alabama basketball coach
Hayden Riley resigned as Alabama basketball coach after a 10-16 season, ending a seven year tenure with a 102-104 record. Athletic Director Paul Bryant praised Riley and said a successor would be named soon, while Riley noted his decision to benefit the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Hayden Riley
Alabama
Paul “Bear” Bryant
Riley
Virginia Tech
Bryant
Frank Rose
Athletic Committee
University
Hayden
Eugene Lambert
Denver Muskies Edge ABA Contenders In Weekend Action
Denver and Minnesota won to extend streaks as Rockets rout Oakland 115-95 and Muskies beat New Jersey 120-108. New Orleans beat Kentucky 110-96. Indiana topped Anaheim 124-119. Les Hunter led New Jersey with 21 points, Dick Clark added 19 for Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockets
Oakland
Minnesota
New Jersey
Denver
New Orleans
Kentucky
Kentuckyhire
Indiana
Anaheim
Willie Marrell
Ron Franz
Dick Clark
Muskies
Clark
Les Hunter
Severn Tart
Eak
Bucs
Doug Moe
Willie Somerset
Houston
Connie Hawkins
Pipers
Hawkins
Louie Dampier
Colonels
Cincy Powell
Charles Beasley
Dallas
Bol Bedell
Amigos
Cotaco Indians Eye 2 A State Title Run
Cotaco High School aims to defend Morgan County prestige by reaching the Class 2 A state tournament in Tuscaloosa after a 84 72 regional final win over Elkmont. Coach Maples lauds the effort as their best this season. The team will practice at Priceville High and depart for Tuscaloosa after a pep rally, lodging at Moon Winx Motel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Tate
Imediate
Cotaco High School
Basket Il Indians
Charles Aptes
Tuscaloosa
Morgan County
Memorial Coliseum
Cotaco
Elkmont
Red Devils
Red Devil
Maples
Priceville ‘High
Moon Winx
76ers Defeat Celtics in High-Scoring Showdown at Boston
Philadelphia 76ers crush Boston 133-127 to push toward a third straight Eastern Division title. Hal Greer scores 43 as the visitors build a 21 point lead and hold off a late Celtics rally at the Garden in front of 14,692 fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Philadelphia 76Ers
Boston Celtics
76Ers
Celtics
NBA
Cincinnati
Seattle
Detroit
Chicago
Los Angeles
Baltimore
St. Louis
San Diego
New York
San Francisco
American Basketball Association
Pittsburgh
Kentucky
Minnesota
New Jersey
New Orleans
Houston
Denver
Anaheim
Oakland
Philadelphia
Alex Hannum
Hal Greer
Greer
Wally Jones
Alabama sports figure Riley returns to coaching duties
Riley, a Guin Alabama native who lettered in basketball and baseball at Alabama, moved from the campus to Coffee High School in Florence to coach several sports. His teams reached the state tournament seven times in ten years and won the title in 1951 before returning to Alabama from Coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Riley
Guin
Ala
Alabama
Coffee High School
Florence
Alabamal
Coffee
White Pointer Knight Wins 1968 Bird Dog Championship
The White Pointer Knight owned by Dr. Nicholas Palumbo of Baltimore won the 1968 National Bird Dog Championship at Ames Plantation in Tennessee. Knight, handled by Dexter Hoyle Deaton, recorded nine quail finds on February 22 at the 40,000 acre estate, capping a storied career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Tenn
Riggins
Ames Plantation
Knight
Nicholas ‘Palumbo
Baltimore
Dexter Hoyle
Deaton
Booneville
Miss
Maravich Sets SEC Scoring Mark in Regular Season Finale
LSU star Pete Maravich became the all time SEC scoring leader with 1096 points this season a 42.2 point average. Tennessee held him to 17 in a 74 71 Vols win as Tennessee moved to 11 5 in conference while Vanderbilt fell to 11 6 and Kentucky closed at 15 3 in league play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi State
Tennessee
Louisiana State
Vanderbilt
Nashville
Auburn
Pete Maravich
Frank Selvy
Furman
Tennessee Volunteers
Maravich
Volunteers
Tigers
Vols
Kentucky
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe
Dickson Tame
Palmer and
the Bear
Rowe
Greensboro
Catholic
Vincent
Belgreen
Deen
Kinston
A Ramsay
Bradshaw
Lee of
B. C
Gadsden
Gion
Daily Sports
6Th Ave
N.E
S.E
Bama
Associated Press
Decatur
Area
Crush Celtics
Dave O’hara
Norm Drucker
Don Murphy
Rod Thorn
Wil
Dave Bing
Royals
Connie Dierking
Eddie Miles
Len Chap
Spacea Umicago
Los
Angeles
Gene Tormohlen
St. Louis Hawks
San Diego Rockets
Hawks
Wykers
SEC
Georgia Il
Gary D. Moore
Moore
First Federal Savings Building
Decatur, Als
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!