Open field profiles stars aiming for Open glory
The Open field features Nicklaus chasing a fourth title, rivalries with Player and Trevino, and contenders Irwin Green Crenshaw Miller Floyd January and others. Irwin leads season form with multiple top finishes, while ABC TV will televise the championship nationally.
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Nicklaus
Willie Anderson
Bobby Jones
Ben Hogan
Jack
Trevino
Irwin
Riveria
Los Angeles
Hubert Green
Miller
Crenshaw
Chunky Floyd
Easyhuing January
Jeffords Family Wide in Equine Progeny Wealth
The Jeffords family,Brownsville Texas, owned raced and bred five mares including a Secretariat filly, with notable progeny One Count and Ace Card. Ace Card produced four stakes winners totaling $805,029. The farm eight miles north of Lexington sits on the original Man o War stud site near the statue. Also mentions NBA league consolidation talks with $43 million plus $4.9 million for expansion and veteran board opposition from Cooke Auerbach Snyder.
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Jeffords
Iine
Ace Card
Brownsville
Tex
Grayson Foundation
Lexington
Man @ War
Foreman Aims to Stay Grounded Beyond Boxing Fame
Foreman talks with elementary students and high school groups about math and reading contracts. He attends church, visits local kids at a white house near Oak Grove, and says his life away from boxing includes fishing, cows, and simple farming. He regrets traveling to New York for the June fight and envisions a quieter life if he had the right tractor.
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Leon Noiel
Greater Oak Grove Baptist Church
Foreman
White House
George Foreman
New York
Joe Frazier
Texas hosts revived all star game with notable backs and quarterbacks
A&M running back Skip Walker from Houston joins Oklahoma's Jimbo Elrod of Kansas City and New Mexicos Steve Myer of Seattle in a coaches game. Myer was runner up nationally in passing and ranked high in completion averages. The event started in Buffalo 1961, moved to Atlanta 1966, then Lubbock 1970, drawing over 40,000 fans in most Texas years.
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A&m
Skip Walker
Houston
Oklahoma
Jimbo Elrod
Kansas City
New Mexico
Steve Myer
Seattle
Buffalo
Atlanta
Lubbock
Texas
Yardley Still Sees Modern NBA Evolving with Playoff Fire
George Yardley, 18 years after scoring 2000 in a season, reflects from a hospital bed on how the game changed. He praises recent Celtics Suns playoff drama for coaching discipline and teamwork, notes aging players add value, and contrasts past centers with today’s quicker shooters. Yardley cites Russell, Chamberlain, and Abdul‑Jabbar as game-changers.
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Newport Beach
Calif
George Yardley
National Basketball Association
Boston Celtics
Phoenix Suns
Yardley
Detroit
Syracuse
Boston—Phoenix
NBA
Boston
Phoenix
Golden State
Sds
Bill Russell
Russell
Wilt
Chamberlain
Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar
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NBA Board of Governors
Jack Kent Cooke
Red Auerbach
Paul Snyder
Beech Mountain
N.C
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Beech Mountain Parkway
Hornbeam Rd
Blue Ridge
Land of Oz Tweetsie Railroad
Ine
Waspenny Brothers
Larkston Drive
Charlotte
Tal
Elds
Cirera
Tatfa Boy
Shaed
Adak Ee Eods
Valleydale Franks
Rte
USDA
Lady Borden
Usda Choice
del Mo
Scott Towels
Carolina
Usda Choice Beef
Food Town
Ike
Moe Tyey
High Point
South Main Street
North Main Street
K-Mart
Myer
Max Zaslofsky
Orar
Basement Waterproofing Co. Inc
Meadowbrook Drive
Burlington
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