Alabama coach Newton earns SEC basketball Coach of the Year
Alabama’s C. M. Newton wins the 1971-72 SEC basketball Coach of the Year, part of a league sweep with Bear Bryant honored in football. Newton led the Tide to an 18-8 season, 13-5 SEC, finishing third behind Kentucky and Tennessee, after earlier rebuilding years.
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Adolph Rupp
Ray Mears
Lyons and Kosmalski Lead Star Sophs in SEC Pick
Kentucky guard Ronnie Lyons and Tennessee center Len Kosmalski were unanimous selections to the AP Southeastern Conference All-Sophomore basketball team for 1972. The duo helped Kentucky and Tennessee share the conference crown amid a torrid race. Also named were Coolidge Ball of Mississippi Terry Compton of Vanderbilt and Raymond Odums of Alabama.
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Decatur football revival fuels Huntsville open dates demand
The piece recounts Earl Webb restoring Decatur High School football from lean years to a 76 0 series over Huntsville rivals, with the Raiders defending the 4A title and drawing interest from Butler Lee Grissom Deshler and open dates. Recounted calls and scheduling efforts show renewed demand for Decatur games and potential rematches.
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Nebraska
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Walton and Lamar Lead AP All American Basketball Team
UCLA center Bill Walton and Southwestern Louisiana star Dwight Lamar head the AP 1971-72 All American selections. Ed Ratleff Jim Chones and Tom Riker join the first team, with Walton the lone sophomore and praised for outlet passes and fast breaks.
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Associated Press
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Long Beach State
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Ohio
Marquette
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South Carolina
Serfior
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UCLA Coach John Wood Envisioning Dual Scoring Title
AP notes UCLA coach John Wooden could become the only player to win the scoring title in both the college and university divisions. The 6 foot 1 guard, once college division leader, is recognized as one of the era’s top shooters amid Jabbar and Russell legacies.
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Russell
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Kentucky Marquette Minneso ta State Face NCAA Meet Start
Kentucky facing Marquette in the Mideast regional opener in Dayton with Minnesota and Florida State also competing. Rupp and Musselman comment on UCLA potential. Minnesota veteran players Ratleff and Chones praised as top college talents. AP All-America selections listed with Walton, Ratleff, Chones among first team selections.
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Ohio State
Clyde Turner
Music For Pro Football Ears Thomas Laments Career Vision
AP interview with Duane Thomas of the Dallas Cowboys recounts his life from a Dallas ghetto to West Texas State and pro football fame. He compares his career to Beethoven and discusses family tragedies, discrimination, arrests, and a vow to return to “highest perfection” in crowds.
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Tribe Hoops Hollers In Sweet Spring Song
Major league spring training notes recap Cleveland adding Gaylord Perry and Alex Johnson after a deal for Sam McDowell. Perry threw six shutout innings in an 8 2 exhibition win over San Diego. Johnson hit his second spring homer and added a single. Nearby, Bench and Brooks homered for Cincinnati and Oakland, while Fisk snapped out of a slump with a two run shot for Boston. See tribe on Page B 7.
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