Academic All-ACC Names Six ACC Standout Football Players
Ken Willard of North Carolina and Bill Hall of North Carolina State head Academic All-ACC selections with A-plus averages. Sixteen players nominated. six-man football writers panel chose the team from the pool. The listed squad includes Wake Forest, Duke, N C State, Virginia, Clemson, and North Carolina honorees across Ends, Tackles, Guards, Center, and Backs.
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Greensboro
N. C
Ken Willard
University of North Carolina
Bill Hall
North Carolina State
ACC
Weaver
Willard
Hall
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Rich Cameron
Wake Forest
William Hall
N.C. State
Dan Litaker
Duke
Steve Parker
Jim Winger
Virginia
Richard Cooper
Clemson
Ed Stringer
North Carolina
Tom Hodges
Jimmy Bell
Clemson Proposes Two Changes for ACC Meeting
Clemson University outlines two proposals for ACC gathering in Greensboro on Dec 10 11. They seek NCAA rule alignment for football pre season start and scheduling of outdoor track golf and tennis championships by late April. Committees consider indoor track date shifts and tennis season format changes.
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Greensboro
N. C
Clemson University
Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson
Cow Palace
Raleigh
NCAA
SC Proposal II To Cut League Tilts
Charleston AP report notes the Southern Conference may reduce required league games from five to four at its annual meeting. If approved, a team that schedules four conference games and wins all could claim the conference football title.
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Charleston
S. C
Westerners Win In Shrine Bowl
In Durham North Carolina Larry Burns of Dunbar High Lexington starred for the Western All-Stars scoring two touchdowns blocking a punt and recovering a fumble to set up another score He added a two point conversion as the West beat the East 28 to 12 Burns MVP paced a 69 yard opening drive for the Wests first TD and a five yard TD run Walkers 30 yard pass from Hill helped the East tally Burns key plays fueled the Western surge as William Griffin added a 10 yard score for the West
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Durham
N. C
Larry Burns
Lexington
Dunbar High
Xavier Artis
Raleigh
Ligon High
Burns
Talmadge Hill
Winston-Salem
Atkins
Vernon Walker
High Point
William Penn High
William Griffin
Elizabeth City
P.W. Moore High
Face Cards In Top Pro Game
The St. Louis Cardinals meet the Cleveland Browns in a key NFL clash that could decide the division crown. Baltimore leads the AFC race with a likely title shot, while Buffalo and Boston contest the East and San Diego vies for the West. Warfield hamstring concerns and injuries cloud Cleveland while Detroit and Minnesota chase spots in the conference races.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Wally Lemm
St. Louis Cardinals
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland
Cardinal
Jimmy Brown and Co
Cardinals
Baltimore
Buffalo
Boston
San Diego
Oakland
Kansas City
Falo
Bills
New York
Houston
Denver
Browns
Paul Warfield
Randle
Joe Childress
Lou Groza
Jim Bakken
Minnesota
Colts
Detroit Lions
Lions
Johnny Unitas
Colt
Don Shula
Detroit
Green Bay
New York Giants
John Contoulis
Garyood
Y. A. Tittle
Giants
Quiet men win votes in Wheless ballot results
The Wheless poll awards Most Valuable Back to Wire less with 168 votes and Lawing 80, while Brown 17 and other players receive single digits. Hand and Appler are seniors. Dawson is a junior and No 3 with 33 points.
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Joe Dawson
Hand
Appler
Dawson
Wireless
Lawing
Brown
Jim Williams
Western Carolina
Bryan Ard
Catawba
Jim Guilford
Eric Vivian
Lenoir Rhyne
Ellis Johnson
Leighton Grantham
Sam Williams
Presbyterian
Bill Lane
Wofford
Jerry Rowe
Elon
Lina
Gary York
Guilford
Carolina Wins Swimming Title at ACC Meet
North Carolina swept 10 of 11 events to beat South Carolina 65 27 at Chapel Hill. UNC extended its winning streak to three while missing co captains Harbison Merrill and Davis Roth. South Carolina's lone win came in the 220 yard individual medley.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
North Carolina
South Carolina
UNC
Harbison Merrill
Davis Roth
Speed Week Winds Up In Nassau
A select field of top drivers closes Speed Week with the 252 mile Nassau trophy race in the Bahamas. Favorites include A J Foyt, Iver Penske and Dan Gurney. Penske won the Nassau Tourist Trophy and Governor's Cup, set records, and posted a top qualifying lap of 105.94 mph driving a Chaparral Chevrolet. Foyt and Gurney field powerful cars. Mecom Jr. built Foyt’s Hussein Zerez Special with a 426 Chrysler engine delivering over 550 horsepower.
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Nassau
Bahamas
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Iver Roger Penske
Gladwyne
Dan Gurney
Cosa Mesa
Foyt
Hussein Zerez
John Mecom Jr
King Hussein
Jordan
Wood Taylor Lead Packers Over Bears in Snow at Wrigley
Green Bay defeated Chicago 17 to 3 at Wrigley Field as Willie Wood's 64 and 42 yard punt returns set up both Packers touchdowns. Jim Taylor rushed for 89 yards and surpassed 1000 yards for the fifth straight season, the first NFL player to do so. Hornung added a 5 yard TD run and a late field goal, while Bukich left the game with an injury and Wade struggled to move the Bears. The win improves Green Bay to 8-5, one win from the West title, as Chicago falls to 5-8.
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Chicago
Willie Wood
Jim Taylor
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Wood
Green Bay
Wrigley Field
Taylor
Packer
NFL
Bear
Paul Hornung
Hornung
Bears
Roger Leclerc
Rudy Bukich
Bill Wade
Baltimore Colts
Marooned Rebels Fall 20 17 as State Triumphs
Mississippi State beat Ole Miss 20 to 17 in Oxford in a bruising SEC game to end an 18 year drought. Dan Bland starred for State, setting up the halftime field goal and returning a fourth quarter interception to the Rebels’ six. Hoyle Granger capped State’s key drive with a first half score. Ole Miss’ Doug Cunningham answered with an 80 yard kickoff return but State held on for the victory.
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Oxford
Miss
Mississippi State
Mississippi
Rebels
Dan Bland
State
Bland
Jim Weatherly
Ole Miss
Hoyle Granger
Doug Cunningham
Canton Wins Grid Playoff in UFL Championship Clash
Canton trailed Indianapolis by nine entering the fourth quarter but rallied through Bob Broadhead passing and rushing. A 38 yard TD pass to H D Murphy and a 43 yard connection to Al Kirkwood set up Broadhead's 12 yard scoring run for a 19 14 victory in the United Football League title game.
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Indianapolis
Canton
Bob Broadhead
Brodhead
H. D. Murphy
Bulldogs
Bordhead
al Kirkwood
NAFL Plans Eight Teams in 1965 Season
The North American Professional Football League will operate with eight teams in two divisions for 1965. The Northern Division includes Wilmington Delaware Baltimore Washington and the Pennsylvanian Miners of Washington PA. The Southern Division comprises Charlotte Jacksonville Savannah and Roanoke. Each team will play 14 games. San Antonio relinquished its 1965 franchise, while Charlotte Savannah Roanoke and Jacksonville were awarded new franchises.
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Washington
North American Professional Football League
Bob Spitler
Wilmington
Del
Baltimore
D.C
Pennsylvania Miners
Charlotte
Jacksonville
Savannah
Roanoke
San Antonio
Tex
Sidle Signs With Cowboys in Dallas
Auburn halfback Jimmy Sidle, 1963 All-America, signed Saturday with the Dallas Cowboys and hopes to play quarterback. Injuries to both shoulders this year kept him from the signal calling role that earned him national honors in 1963. Contract terms and bonus were not announced.
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Birmingham
Ala
Auburn
Jimmy Sidle
Dallas Cowboys
National Football League
Sidle
Erskine Defeats Appalachian Teachers 71 64 Behind Simpson
Bill Simpson led Erskine with 19 points and 21 rebounds in a 71 64 win over Appalachian Teachers College in DUE WEST S C. The victory marked coach Red Myers 100th for Erskine as Simpson scored 15 in the first half to push a 38 26 lead. Harvey Mize added eight quick second half points as Appalachian tied the game at 38 38 after seven minutes of the period.
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Due West
S.C
Bill Simpson
Erskine
Appalachian Teachers College
Red Myers
Simpson
Appalachian
Harvey Mize
Stiegman Fired as Penn Football Coach After Poor Record
The University of Pennsylvania dismissed head football coach John Stiegman after five seasons with only one victory in 45 games and six Ivy League wins. Athletic Director Jerry Ford cited a faculty committee review and will search for a replacement, with Bucknell's Bol Odell and Penn Charter's Ray Dooney as front-runners.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
John Stiegman
Penn
Lehig
Jerry Ford
Gaylord P. Harnwell
Ford
Bol Odell
Bucknell
Ray Dooney
Penn Charter School
Stiegman
Oglethorpe Edges Belmont Abbey 44 42 in Tight Comeback
Oglethorpe College rallied from behind with three minutes left to defeat Belmont Abbey 44 42 in Gastonia North Carolina. Bill Garrigan sparked the decisive stretch with a three point play and a free throw after Belmont Abbey led at the half 26 23. Ray Thomas and Bill Dockery led scoring with 11 points each while Garrigan Walker Heard and Ed Gilfeather added 10 for Belmont Abbey.
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Gastonia
N.C
Oglethorpe
Belmont Abbey
Bill Garrigan
Georgia
Ray Thomas
Bill Dockery
Garrigan
Walker
Ed Gilfeather
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