Gillman Leaves Coaching San Diego Chargers coach steps down after 1960s era stretch
Gillman 58 resigns as San Diego Chargers head coach six weeks after AFL upset of the Jets. He remains general manager with Charlie Waller named successor. Gillman cites health issues including a duodenal ulcer and hiatal hernia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillman
Jay Malkoff
Chargers
AFL
Charlie Waller
Waller
University of Georgia
Beard Leads Money Race After Hawaiian Open Finish
Frank Beard holds a clear lead as PGA money winner with $174,916 this season after a $291 Hawaiian Open showing. Dave Hill is second with $155,849 followed by Jack Nicklaus at $126,917, as the season nears its last two events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Beard
Dave Hill
PGA
Beard
Hill
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Iank Beard
Gary Player
Bruce Crampton
Gene Littler
Ray Floyd
Billy Casper
Lee Trevino
George Archer
Johnson Named To Shrine Team
Sammy Johnson of Central High earned a quarterback spot on the North Carolina Shrine Bowl squad to play South Carolina in Charlotte on December 6. The 6 foot 185 pound senior was the coaches’ top choice and the first High Point football player named to the Shrine team in several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Johnson
Central High
North Carolina
South Carolina
Charlotte
Johnson
Central
Sammy
Shrine For
Greenville
S. C. Johnson
High Point
Shrine
BISON
Sonny Hedgecock
Wake Forest
Virginia
John Blackburn
Denny Ryczek
Deacons
Ernie Jennings
Air Force
Utah State
Dennis Ferguson
Gary Baxter
Jennings
Ferguson
Blues Dominate Early NHL Scoring Race
The St. Louis Blues lead the NHL West division and feature four of the top eight scorers. Phil Goyette tops the charts with seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points, one ahead of Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
St. Louis Blues
Blues
Phil Goyette
Goyette
New York Rangers
Bobby Orr
Boston Bruins
Bowl teams circle rich post season prizes
Miami AP reports bowl executives pursue top teams Penn State and Tennessee amid NCAA contact rules. The Cotton Sugar and Orange bowls eye SEC Big Eight contenders with December conference results to determine automatic invites. Rose Bowl remains the West’s top matchup UCLA versus USC, Ohio State looming in the Big Ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn State
Tennessee
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Dean Martin
Miami News
Miami
George Olsen
Dallas
New Orleans
SEC
LSU
Georgia
Florida
Ole Miss
Auburn
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Colorado
Olsen
Florida State
UCLA
Southern
Cal
Ohio State
Kiss Of Death Works For LSU's McLendon
New York AP reports at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge LSU coach Charlie McLendon received a playful “kiss of death” from daughter Dorothy after LSU’s 20-15 upset of Bear Bryant’s Alabama. The piece notes McLendon’s coaching longevity and Alabama’s defeat as a milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiss of Death
LSU
McLendon
New York
Louisiana State
Tiger Stadium
Charlie McLendon
Alabama
Bator
Bryant
Dorothy McLendon
Mac
Dorothy
Coach Bryant
Stevens Wins Third NASCAR Modified Championship
Carl Bugs Stevens of Rehoboth Massachusetts clinched his third consecutive national Modified championship at Daytona Beach Florida after finishing second in the Cardinal 500. He ended the season with 7 634 points beating Jerry Cook of Rome New York who had 7 298 and Perk Brown of Eden North Carolina who had 6 108.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Carl “Bugs” Stevens
Rehobeth
Mass
Jerry Cook
Rome
N. Y
Perk Brown
Eden
N.C
Also Mentioned on This Page
SAN Diego
San Diego Chargers
New York Jets
Malkoff
Cincinnati
Boston
Oakland
Rams
Memorial Coliseum
Ohio
University of Cincinnati
Arnold Palmen
Natl News
Syn
Arnold Palmer
Dan Devine
Jack Mildren
Devine
Terry McMillan
Coral Gables
Fla
Mildren
McMillan
Plete
Missouri Southern Junior College
Floyd Gass
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
Johnny Majors
Chuck Fairbanks
Vince Gibson
Pepper
Kansas
Bob Devaney
Eddie Crowder
Nash
Nash Jewelry and Loan CO
South Main
Wheless Rental Center
John R. Peacock
J.B. Gibson
John Diffendas
Jones and Peacock Inc. General Insurance
Oakwood ST
Auto—Group & Life
Stevens
Daytona Beach
Fifa
Lewis
Supply. CO
Los Angeles
Eastern
Dallas/Ft. Worth
Atlanta
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Man