Pro Bowl set in Kansas City under cloudy skies
Pro Bowl action moves to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City with 66 000 tickets sold as 80 players and coaches arrive amid fog and cool weather. The AFC leads 2-1 in the series and is a three point favorite. Madden and Landry praise their teams as Hadl and Gabriel lineups start, with Stabler and Simpson keying the backfields and several star players sidelined by injuries.
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Sunshine
San Diego
Arrowhead Stadium
NBC
Pacity
NFL
AFC
Miami Dolphins
Oakland Raiders
Los Angeles Rams
Philadelphia Eagles
Tom Landry
Dallas
NFC
John Hadl
Los Angeles
Roman Gabriel
Philadelphia
Rams
Eagles
Stabler
Hadi
Madden
Landry
Hadl
Gabriel
Pearson Favored In Winston Western 400 at Riverside
David Pearson, 39, favored to win the Winston Western 400 at Riverside International Raceway, racing his last Mercury in which he earned over 236000 last year. The field includes 35 drivers for the 106000 race on the 2.62 mile road course. Pearson set the pole at 110.08 mph in Friday qualifying. his 1971 Mercury will retire to a museum after the race.
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David Pearson
Mercury
Riverside International Raceway
California
Pearson
Parilli May Coach of WEL Franchise in Boston
Quincy Patriot Ledger reports Vito Babe Parilli near signing as head coach and GM of the new World Football League team in Boston. Parilli quit the Pittsburgh Steelers after three seasons as an assistant coach. The WFL club will play at Schaefer Stadium Foxboro opening July 17.
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Mass
Vito
Babe
Parilli
Boston
Quincy Patriot- Ledger
Pittsburgh Steelers
Choice
Green Bay Packers
Cleveland Browns
Ottawa Rough Riders
Oakland Raiders
New York Jets
Boston Patriots
New England Patriots
WFL
Schaefer Stadium
Foxboro
Reagan Wins Mr. Sam Award At Washington TD Club Dinner
Vice President Ford presented the Mr. Sam Award to Gov Ronald Reagan for his college football, sportscasting, and film role as George Gipp. Other honorees included O J Simpson, John Cappelletti, Ed Jones, Bear Bryant, Maxie Lambright, Chuck Knox, Joe Paterno, Hank Aaron, Joe Robbie, Lee Elder, and Judge John Sirica. Bill Shakespeare of Notre Dame, 61, dies. burial in Cincinnati planned.
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Gerald R. Ford
Ronald Reagan
California
Washington Touchdown Club
Reagan
George Gipp
Notre Dame
John Cappelletti
Penn State
Ed Jones
Tennessee State
Alabama
Paul “Bear” Bryant
Louisiana Tech
Maxie Lambright
Chuck Knox
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Paterno
Miami
Ohio
Cornelius Greene
Ohio State
Paul Vellano
University of Maryland
Jerry Claiborne
Hank Aaron
Atlanta Braves
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Aaron
Joe Robbie
Miami Dolphins
Touchdown Club
Board of Governors
Lee Elder
John Sirica
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Dallas Cowboys Hold First Choice In Pro Draft
NFL officials announced Dallas will have the first pick in the NFL draft starting January 29 in New York after coin flips to set draft priorities. San Diego, Giants, Chicago, St. Louis, Green Bay and others earned early positions with multiple clubs holding two first-round selections. A total of 442 players will be drafted over 17 rounds January 29-30.
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New England
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Los Angeles Rams
Philadelphia
Denver
Cleveland
Buffalo
Atlanta
Rams
Washington
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Houston
Boobie Clark and Chuck Foreman Named NFL Rookies of the Year
Charles Clark of Cincinnati and Chuck Foreman of Minnesota were chosen as 1973 NFL rookies of the year at a luncheon in Kansas City. Both players finished among league leaders in rushing and receiving, Clark with 988 yards and 45 receptions, Foreman with 801 yards and 37 catches, each scoring six or more touchdowns.
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Florida
Charles ‘Boobie’ Clark
Cincinnati
Chuck Foreman
Minnesota
Clark
Foreman
Football Hall of Fame and
Newspaper Enterprise Association
NFL
Bert Bell
Chicago
Wally Chambers
Dallas
Billy Joe Dupree
Charles Young
Philadelphia
Barry Smith
Green Bay
Bengals
AFC
Zethune-Cookman College
Daytona Beach
Fla
Vikings
Miami
Europeans Fight Against World Team Tennis
A European tennis federation group pledged to block any ILTF and World Team Tennis cooperation. They voted to ban WTT signees from ILTF events and plan to push the stance at an ILTF assembly in London. Britain not part of the agreement. WTT players would be barred from Davis Cup contests.
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European Tennis Federation
International Lawn Tennis Federation
U.S
ILTF
London
WTT
Britain
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Ken Stabler
Bob Griese
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Larry McCutcheon
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Jerome Barkum
Haven Moses
Riley Odoms
Harold Jackson
Carley Taylor
Harold Carmichael
Charley Young
Ted Kwalick
John Gilliam
Larry Csonka
Mercury Morris
Paul Warfield
Jack Ham
AJ. Foyt
Donnie Allison
Parnelli Jones
Mark Donohue
Cale Yarborough
Chevrolet
Bobby Allison
George Bollmer
Follmer
Ford
Gary Bettenhausen
Indianapolis Cars
Donahue
Richard Petty
Dodge
West Coast
Jim Insolo
Ray Elder
Herschel McGriff
Benny Parsons
Sam
Sam Rayburn
Shakespeare
William
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North Main St
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Carolina Tire CO
Goodyear
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