North Carolina edge Virginia in overtime thriller
North Carolina defeated Virginia 85 to 79 in an overtime finish. The win followed tense play as Wisconsin beat Indiana 66 to 64 and other college games across the nation featured close margins and high scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
North Carolina
Virginia
Wisconsin
Indiana
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Texas Lutheran
Texas
Weslyan
U. of Chicago
Illinois-Cicago
Michigan Tech
Southwest
Minn
North Carolina Methodist
St. Andrews
Belmont Abbey
Baptist College
Gardner-Webb
Mars Hill
Miami
Ohio
Bowling Green
Youngstown State
Alliance
Walsh
Point Park
Connecticut
Maine
Tennessee
Georgia
Middlebury
Amherst
Georgia State
Charlotte
Marquette
Detroit
East Carolina
Furman
Oklahoma
Missouri
Louisiana
West Texas State
Fairfield
St Peter's
Memphis State
Tulsa
Minnesota
Northeastern
Rice
Penn State
West Virginia
DePaul
Kansas State
Iowa State
Louisville
Bradley
SMU
St. Francis
St. Joseph's
Centenary
Lamar
Syracuse
Manhattan
Arizona
Wyoming
Kansas
Oklahoma State
New Orleans
Loyola
LaSalle
Louisiana Tech
Southeastern
Davidson
Richmond
TCU
Arkansas
Jersey City State
Morgan State
Luther
Dubuque
Concord
Emory & Henry
Beckley
Federal City
Davis & Elkins
West Virginia Wesleyan
Morehead
Murray
Tennessee Tech
Western Kentucky
Jonn Carroll
Bethany
Tufts
Brandeis
Bridgeport
Stonehill
Corpus Christi
Texas AA
Olivet
Hope
Bellevue
Neb
Faith Bible
Iowa
Watford
Presbyterian
Union
Atice
North Carolina-Asheville
Erskine
Campbell
Catawba
Prairie View A&m
Southern University
Gordon
Maine-Fort Kent
Westfield State
Framingham State
Dukes Rout St Bonaventure In Free Throw Assault
Duquesne defeated St Bonaventure 96 to 91 as Fouling by St Bonaventure allowed Duquesne to pull away. Ron Billingy scored 29 and grabbed eight boards as the Dukes led 56 to 45 at halftime and sealed their ninth win in ten games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y
Duquesne
St. Bonaventure
Brown Indians
Dukes
Ron Billingy
Bonnies
Frazier Stops Daniels To Retain Heavyweight Title
Joe Frazier overwhelmed Terry Daniels, stopping him at 1:47 of the fourth round after five knockdowns. The unbeaten champion, weighing 215½ pounds, dominated from the opening bell at Rivergate Auditorium before a crowd of about 9,000. Daniels, 28–5, fought to the end as his wife Karen watched in tears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Joe Frazier
Terry Daniels
Daniels
Herman Dutrieux
Frazier
Muhammad Ali
Dallas
Ringsiders
Rivergate Auditorium
Onj
Alijtime
Zora Folley Marchshook
Jimmy Ellis
Dan Daniels
Karen
Terry
Duke Clinches Narrow Win Over Clemson On Late Free Throws
Duke edged Clemson 71-69 in Durham as Allen Shaw and Chris Redding sparked a second half surge. Gary Melchionni sealed the victory with two free throws with five seconds left, while Dennis Odle and Dave Angel led Clemson with 20 and 18 points respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N. C
Allen Shaw
Chris Redding
Duke
Clemson
Gary Melchionni
Blue Devils
Shaw
Redding
Dennis Odle
Angel
Ode
O Conner
Bowning
Suit
Meichni
Hawkins
Righter
Martin
West
Willims
Yarbryn Toris
Davidson
Richmond
Wildcat
Terry Holland
Spider
Lewis Mills
Roger Hatcher
Davidson Sweeps Richmond in Southern Conference clash
Davidson races past Richmond 112 80 to pull even atop the Southern Conference with a 4-2 league mark while improving to 8-5 overall. John Falconi led Davidson with 19 points, Eric Minkin added 16, and Richmond shot 39.6 percent amid 39 turnovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
N.C
Richmond
Furman
East Carolina
John Falconi
Eric Minkin
Bob Jacobs
Joe Davies
Pfeiffer Tops UNC Wilmington 68 50 in NCA A clash
Pfeiffer beat UNC Wilmington 68 to 50 as John Tinsley scored 27 points to power the win. Tinsley had 20 before halftime and Rex Mitchell added 10 as Pfeiffer improved to 5 6 while UNCW dropped to 2 6 with Langston leading Wilmington with 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
N.C
John Tinsley
Pfeiffer
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Tinley
UNC Wilmington
Rex Mitchell
Steve Langston
Petty Named Martini and Rossi Driver of the Year
Richard Petty, 34, from Randleman, was chosen as the Martini and Rossi American driver of the year for 1971 at a Charlotte dinner. He won the Grand National title, earned over $300,000, and beat Bobby Allison by two points in the year ending voting. Petty secured the final 500 mile win at College Station to seal the award, with Unser Revson and Donahue following in voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petty
Allison
College Station
Tex
al Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
Peter Revson
Redondo Beach
Calif
Mark Donahue
Media, Pa
Unser
Revson
Artistic Dud And Gray: Frazier Daniels Fight Falls Flat
In New Orleans Riveregate Joe Frazier defends the heavyweight title vs Terry Daniels in a crowd mostly bored by Super Bowl weekend. About 9,000 seats filled slowly as football fans and locals critique attendance and atmosphere. ring side seats priced high, but the event lacked drama. The night felt like a wake with little fireworks, as spectators waited for the next day’s big game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Grimsley
New Orleans
Joe Frazier
Terry Daniels
Rivergate
Muhammad Ali
Playboy
Tech Routs Wake Forest 70 60 Behind Bristow 29 Points
Virginia Tech beat Wake Forest 70 to 60 as Allan Bristow scored 29 points and Charlie Lipscomb added 15 points and 15 rebounds. Willie Griffin led Wake with 19 in the loss as Tech improves to 6-6 and Wake drops to 3-9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Allan Bristow
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Gobblers
Deacons
W. Forest Gft
Va. Tech
Jackson
Grr Dwyer
Minix
Griffin
Frazier
McNeer
Bristow Hook
Losembol
Lwkowz
Elliot
Payne
Pippin
Kelly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roger Williams
Unity
Maine-Machias
Maine Maritime Academy
Coast Guard
Norwich
Texas Tech
Baylor
Rider
Lafayette
Wayne State
Ferris State
Notre Dame
Tulane
Temple
Fordham
Philadelphia Textile
Susquehanna
Santa Clara
Seattle
San Diego State
Los Angeles State
Lewis and Clark
College of Idaho
American
Towson State
Army
Scranton
Lenoir Rhyne
Newberry
Hunter
CCNY
Florida
Kentucky
Rollins
Florida Presbyterian
Western Michigan
Kent State
Eastern Kentucky
Austin Peay
Florida State
Houston
St. Augustine’s
Barber-Scotia
Akron
Central Connecticut
St. John’s
Albright
Wagner
Christopher Newport
Madison
Central Michigan
Calvin
North Carolina-Wilmington
Potsdam State
Fredonia State
Kings
LeMoyne
Columbia
Cornell
Alma
Albion
Otterbein
Kenton
Bluffton
Mount Vernon Nazarene
Trenton State
Newark Engineering
la Grange
Shorter
Denison
Oberlin
Case Western Reserve
Thiel
Virginia State
Jamson C. Smith
Oswego State
Houghton
St. Lawrence
St. Michaels Vt
Sint
Diane
Tech
Wrights
High Point
Freeman Shoes
Right Uwsemble Press
N. Main St
Duke Stans
Dave Angel
Pfeiffer Downs
UNC
Dolphins
Dallas Cowboys
Arena
Sip
Paul
Mel Renfro
Western Union
Street
Wake Forest Falls
Dwyer
Americard Master Charge
Kmart
Fisk Custom
Courmart
Arnold Craven Sheraton Hotel
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!