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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1975
Page
19
Rocky Mount's Phil Ford, UNC sophomore star, confirms widespread illegal recruiting. He recalls being recruited by about 320 schools, with roughly half making illegal offers including cars and furniture during his junior year and ahead of his senior season.
Ford describes night visits by recruiters at his home and an oral lure to switch schools. He criticizes enforcement limits, notes NCAA rules exist but catching violators is hard, and advises players to rely on coaches. Ford chose ACC and Carolina for competition and business school, becoming a starter as a freshman under Dean Smith.
Maryland, 70 80 over UNC Charlotte to remain unbeaten as John Lucas nets 22 points, with late rally stifled. North Carolina Charlotte first season defeat, North Carolina 6 0 beats South Florida 70 64 in Tampa. Virginia falls 72 69 to Oklahoma State in the Carolina Classic opener as Wally Walker scores nine. Steve Sheppard named ACC player of the week after 17 points against Fordham and a facial cut.
Bill Bryan, Duke center, won the 1975 Jacobs Blocking Trophy honoring ACC football players. Runners up were Tom Serfass of NC State and Mark Cantrell of UNC. Trophy presentation will be at the Greenville Touchdown Club banquet on Jan 30, 1976. Chicago White Sox executive Hudy Schaffer, longtime baseball figure, is reassigned to the front office by Bill Veeck.
Muhammad Ali is slated to face Jean Pierre Coopman of Belgium on February 20 with CBS television planned for US airing. Coopman, nicknamed the Lion of Flanders, says he will train hard though Belgian press questions his title chances. promoter Don King envisions a bigger U.S. bout possibly against Ken Norton.
North Carolina and UCLA climb as Indiana, Maryland hold strong after last week. Indiana defeated Kentucky, Georgia and Virginia Tech to secure top votes. Maryland follows with two first place tallies. Marquette drops after loss to Minnesota. North Carolina rises with East Tennessee State rout. UCLA moves up after crushing Seattle. Cincinnati, Marquette, Alabama, NC State stay in top ten with Tennessee, Louisville adjusting ranks.
Richard Petty led the Grand National prize haul with a record 378,865 in 1975 season winnings. Nineteen seventy five total prize money exceeded 3.5 million with nine drivers over 100,000. David Pearson was second with 179,207 and Buddy Baker third at 189,917.
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