Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina

We have 6,272,067 pages in North Carolina

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1977

Page

10

Gridiron comeback: Rensing overcomes severe injuries

Indiana State football player Rensing, paralyzed in a spring practice hit, recounts progress toward movement and walking. Once 292 pounds, he dropped to 195 then rose to 185 through rehab. Doctors doubted survival and recovery, but he remains determined to walk and repay supporters who funded nearly $50,000 for his care through two benefit events.

Prep Teams In Holiday Tourneys In Lexington YMCA

Davidson County high schools send both boys and girls teams to holiday events starting tonight at Lexington YMCA with eight schools in action. Four games each night through Friday culminates in title games while Thomasville enters the Holiday Classic at Ragsdale later in the week.

Davidson County Lexington

Fairy Limits Perimeter in Dallas Defense Strategy

Waters notes not many runners beat the flex while Dallas’ defense keeps each defender in a fixed area. Franco Harris of Pittsburgh previously rushed for nearly 200 yards, highlighting the challenge to contain top backs this season.

Waters Dallas Franco Harris Pittsburgh

Panthers Start Lineup Rebuilt For 8 2 1 Season

major contributors to the Panthers' 8-2-1 record and b 6th ranking nationally, was patched together after most of the offensive one of the 1976 national championship team graduated. Tackle Matt Carroll is the only original starter from last year. Tom Brzoza started as a guard in 1976. This season, he was shifted to center, a position he had never played, and wound as an All-America at the position. Jim Buoy and George Link are the guards. Both fifth year men on Pitt's squad, they had practically no play ing time before 1977. The other starting tackle, Art Bortnick, was a reserve last year. Their backup men are tackles Mark May and Ed Gallagher, guards Scott Hartman and Jeff Matthews and center Walt Brown. As for rushing, running backs Elliott Walker and Fred Jacobs averaged six yards a carry. "You know there were cer tan coaches who laughed when they heard who was playing on our line, but no more,"' said Boyce. "One thing that most people don't keep track of is that we've been called for folding once all season. And that wasn't until the next to last game against Army."

Panthers Matt Carroll Tom Brzoza Jim Buoy George Link Pitt Art Bortnick Mark May Ed Gallagher Scott Hartman Jeff Matthews Walt Brown Elliott Walker Fred Jacobs Certan Boyce Army

Vikings fail to clinch Super Bowl despite strong division run

Minnesota coach Bud Grant has guided the Vikings to five straight NFC Central titles and four NFC championships since 1967 but never a Super Bowl. Rams coach Knox won division titles in five seasons yet not the NFC crown. Los Angeles blackout listed as 9,000 seats unsold 72 hours before kickoff, delaying national TV airing.

Minnesota Bud Grant Vikings Knox Rams Los Angeles

Colts Lose Playoff Thriller to Raiders in OT

Baltimore Colts see three straight AFC East titles end with a 37-31 playoff loss to Oakland in Memorial Stadium overtime. Ken Stabler connects with Dave Casper for a 10 yard TD in the second OT. Bert Jones pleads they played well but fell short. Casper hauls in his third TD despite a tense, six lead changes second half.

Baltimore Baltimore Colts Oakland Colts Raiders Denver Bert Jones

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gridder Rensing Indiana State Althoff High School Belleville Terre Haute Ind Roland “Albertson N.C. National Bank Massachusetts Mutualime Co EXXON High Point Thomasville OL Company, Inc English Robert Corn Randy Wall Billy Lawson Tommy Gaddy NFL Memorial Stadium Ken Stabler Dave Casper Casper Stabler Errol Mayn John Madden Miami Clarence Davis Ted Marchibroda Stan White Wayne H. Honeycutt William G. Ervin Ray B. Wesson Ervin Insurance Service, Inc Lindsay Street Whitewall Goodrich Triad Tire Sales Inc E. Parris Ave High Point Mall Hwy Kernersville CALL Technics Fisher DSP IRA T.gaae Een Steely Dan Lynard Skynard Linda Ronstadt Herbie Mann ED Kelly le Caitiate la Poe Rite North Main Street SANYO SHARP
Search Courier

Search the High Point Enterprise Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The High Point Enterprise?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication