Baker Named Back of the Year in AP Poll
New York AP report names Oregon State quarterback Terry Baker back of the year. He edged Louisiana State’s Jerry Stovall by two votes from 132 writers and broadcasters. Baker totaled 4,980 career yards, 2,276 rushing and passing, 13 TDs, and led OSU to 8-2. He was Heisman, Maxwell, and All-America honoree and was the NFL’s No. 1 draft pick by the Rams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Terey Baker
Oregon State
Baker
Jerry Stovall
Louisiana State
Miami
George Mira
Wisconsin
Ron VanderKelen
Stovall
Los Angeles Rams
Villanova
Gotham Bowl Tilton Again
The Gotham Bowl game faced repeated doubts on Wednesday as Miami and Nebraska weighed their participation. Miami says it is coming while Nebraska prepares to travel Friday. New York Mayor Wagner’s office assured funding would be placed in escrow to cover team expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Miami
Yankee Stadium
Hurricanes
Nebraska
Miami University
Henry King Stanford
Robert Wagner
Temple Owls Upset Bucknell as Harrington Comes Back
Amid a rough start Temple Owls beat Bucknell 61 to 53 after Bob Harrington’s three brothers delivered his old beat-up junior high bifocals. Harrington scored four straight baskets to seal the win, while La Salle crushed Lehigh 85 to 34 and other top teams posted big margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Temple
Owls
Victory
Bucknell
Bob Harrington
Jensey
Palestra
Harrington
Sook
Bisons
LaSalle
Lehigh
Bowling Green
Penn Coach Stiegman Gets Contract Renewal
The University of Pennsylvania extended head football coach John Stiegman's contract to December 1, 1985, ahead of its 1983 expiry. He has gone 8 wins and 19 losses in three seasons, with salary not disclosed, amid a policy of reviewing coaches a year early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
John Stiegman
Penn
Stiegman
Steve Sebo
Packers' Taylor Named NFL Player of the Year
Jim Taylor of Green Bay, a 27 year old fullback in his fifth pro season, was voted NFL Player of the Year by an Associated Press panel. He tied the league season record with 18 rushing touchdowns and leads with 108 points, totaling 1,318 yards on 249 carries. Vince Lombardi lauded Taylor for balance, determination, and hard driving as the Packers rely on ground play for most TDs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jim Taylor
Green Bay
National Football League Today
Associated Press Committee
Taylor
Louisiana State
Paul Hornung
Packers
John Henry Johnson
Pittsburgh
Brown
Lombardi
College Basketball Scores From Various Games
Navy defeated Gettysburg 65 63 Army beat Buffalo 73 61 Penn triumphed over Swarthmore 104 58 LaSalle defeated Lehigh 85 34 Fordham bested Syracuse 57 43 Holy Cross beat Harvard 83 64 South Kentucky 83 Florida State 54 North Carolina 88 Alumni 67 Elon 63 Lenoir Rhyne 58 Midwest Purdue 73 Wabash 64 Xavier 91 Gannon 61 Ohio University 72 Marshall 71 Bowling Green 86 Miami Ohio 86 Southwest Arkansas 62 Oklahoma 60 Lamar 88 Southwestern Louisiana 69 Denver 81 San Diego State 55 San Francisco 86 Oklahoma City 74 Kansas Wesleyan 77 College of Emporia 75 Rockhurst 67 Emporia State 56 Garden City 81 McCook Nebraska Hutchinson 76 Amarillo Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Gettysburg
Army
Buffalo
Penn
Swarthmore
LaSalle
Lehigh
Fordham
Syracuse
Holy Cross
Harvard
South Kentucky
Forida State
North Carolina
Alumni
Elon
Lenoir Rhyne
Midwest
Purdue
Wabash
Xavier
Ohio
Gannon
Ohio U
Marshall
Bowling Green
Miami
Car Woo
Denver
San Diego State
San Francisco
Okla City
Kansas Wesleyan
College of Emporia
Rockhurgt
Emporia State
Garden City
McCook
Neb
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gotham Bowl
Henry Hall Agency
Lia
Miami O
Kentucky
Adolph Rupr
Florida State
Ben Thomas
Bob Foley
Oklahoma
Rupp
Wildcats
Florida State Way
Écout
Walt
Pennsylvania
Telegram
Peoples Natural Gas
National Football League
Taylor Player
Packer
Cleveland
Jimmy Brown
Y. A. Tittle
New York Giants
Tittle
Bobby Mitchell
Washington
Vince Lombartii
Finriden City Telegead
Southwest
Arkansas
Okla
Lamar
Southwestern
Hutchinson
Amarillo
Tex
Sears
Ylopho
Tao
Texas
Komal
N. Main
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!