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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1966
Page
8
Decatur standout Byrd and Too Tide star Tolleson spoke to alumni about the football program. Ron Tate reports the update from the Daily Sports desk.
Morgan County Alabama Alumni held its annual gathering at Gibson's Barbecue with guest speaker Tommy Tolleson, a former Crimson Tide star, and Byrd Williams. Tolleson shared football anecdotes and discussed joining the Atlanta Falcons. The event featured jokes about Bear Bryant and Shug Jordan, a film of Alabama’s 39-28 Orange Bowl win over Nebraska, and a humorous payback line about UCLA.
Decatur High School’s Red Raiders defeated Huntsville Crimson Panthers 68 54 at Florence Lauderdale County Coliseum to set up a Wednesday date with Butler Rebels for the 4-A state tournament berth in Tuscaloosa. Roger Mathis led with 20 points, Dale Ridgeway and Raymond Ward added 13 each, and all five starters reached double figures.
Alexandria rallied to tie West Point, then won 62 59 in overtime. Burgess led Alexandria with 27 points and 14 rebounds, while Connell scored 19 for West Point. Jenkins and Kelly contributed key late plays as regional champs Alexandria advanced.
Steubenville 77 Randolph Macon 56 in the NCAA Mideast first round as Kentucky Wesleyan 81 over South Carolina State 73 Rhode Island 67 over Connecticut Providence 51 Brown 47.
Montreal officials decline the Ernie Terrell versus Cassius Clay title fight at the Forum then Verdun arena. Promoters from Sorel Edmonton and Maine Boat Inc seek a venue. Verdun mayor George O Reilly says the city cannot feasibly host the event and would not comment on objections.
Ardmore surged in the second half to beat West Limestone 68 to 49 in the 2-A Region 7 Area 14 basketball semifinals. Dewayne Clark 18 and Dwight Clark 27 led Ardmore while Wayne Goodin 19 and Danny Adams 10 paced West Limestone. Ardmore advances to face the Area 14 champions for the regional title.
Regional high school basketball results from Tuscaloosa, Monroeville, Mobile and points in between show Ranburne 58 Mars Hill 57, Demopolis 47 Greensboro 41, Lanier 45 Ozark 43, Monroeville 57 Flomaton 34, Murphy 68 Davidson 47, Vigor 79 McGill 65, Hueytown 54, Oxford 48, Huntsville 63, Decatur 68, Butler 74 Coffee 62, with numerous Region and Area listings for classifications AAAA AA and other divisions.
Duke, top seed, edged North Carolina 21-20 in Raleigh as Mike Lewis sank a free throw with four seconds left. The game featured repeated stalls by UNC in a slow, defensive contest.
Baltimore Orioles catcher Dick Brown, 31, will have exploratory brain surgery Monday at Sinai Hospital. Dr. Clinton Harrison will perform the operation. Brown and his wife consented to the procedure.
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