Bills claim six on AP 1965 All-Star squad
Buffalo Bills dominate the AP All-Star selections with six players on offense and defense. San Diego places five on the team led by Lance Alworth, while Kansas City, Boston, Oakland, Houston, and Denver also place multiple players. Key names include Kemp, Shaw, Ses t ak, Stratton, Byrd, Saimes, Alworth, Lowe, Mix, Faison, Ladd, Buoniconti, Otto.
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Associated Press
New York
Buffalo Bills
Bills
San Diego
Jack Kemp
Billy Shaw
Tom Sestak
Mike Stratton
Butch Byrd
George Saimes
Lance Alworth
Paul Lowe
Ron Mix
Earl Faison
Ernie Ladd
Kansas City
Jim Tyrer
Jerry Mays
Bobby Bell
Johnny Robinson
Nick Buoniconti
Boston
Houston
Denver
Oilers
Willie Frazier
Bob Talamini
Lionel Taylor
Oakland
Art Powell
Cookie Gilchrist
Buffalo
Alworth
Shaw
Mix
Gilchrist
Otto
Ladd
Faison
Sestak
Buoniconti
Stratton
Saimes
Grayson
Clemente Named NL Batting Champion For Second Year
Roberto Clemente of Pittsburgh is officially crowned the NL batting champion for the second straight year and third time in 11 seasons, finishing at .329 in 1965 and 11 points ahead of Hank Aaron. Willie Mays was third with .317 and led in home runs with 52.
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Cincinnati
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
Clemente
Carolina
Puerto Rico
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
Willie Mays
San Francisco
Mays
Faragoi
Clay
Bey
Johnny Cage
Chicago
Cassius Clay Arrested in Chicago After Vehicle Incident
Boxing star Cassius Clay was charged with disorderly conduct after a confrontation with Chicago police over a car without license plates on a South Side street. Clay, 22, claimed a rift with officers and accused them of arresting him due to racial motives as he and three companions argued during a car curbing.
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Chicago
Cassius Clay
Clay
Omar Bey
Miami
Fla
Thomas Faragoi
Nicklaus Breaks Palmer’s PGA Money Record in 1965
Jack Nicklaus topped the PGA money list with $152,246, $140,752 from official events, breaking Arnold Palmer’s 1963 record of $128,230. Nicklaus won five times, placed top five in 16 of 23 events, and has total career earnings of $415,945.
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Fla
Jack Nicklaus
Professional Golfers’ Association
Arnold Palmer
PGA
Nicklaus
Palmer
Bill Casper
Tony Lema
Billy Casper
Doug Sanders
Gary Player
Bruce Devlin
Dave Marr
al Geiberger
Gene Littler
Vikings honor Tarkenton Flatley Hawkins Wick plus two QBs
Fran Tarkenton honored as Vikings MVP and Lonnie Warwick named best rookie while Rip Hawkins and Paul Flatley receive best defensive and offensive honors respectively. The Vikings sign John Hankinson and Ray Jones to pro contracts bringing five quarterbacks in camp. Coach Norm Van Brocklin declines to reveal plans citing Colts expansion risk.
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Minneapolis - ST. Paul
Fran Tarkenton
Paul Flatley
Rip Hawkins
Lonnie Warwick
Wcco-Viking
Tarkenton
Minnesota Vikings
Warwick
Flatley
Hawkins
Vikings
Minnesota
John Hankinson
Los Angeles
Calif
Ray Jones
Atlanta
Norm van Brocklin
Dutchman
Baltimore Colts
Brown Seeks NFL Cincinnati Franchise
Former Cleveland Browns coach and GM Paul Brown says he formed an organization to back a Cincinnati NFL team. He would be part owner and coach if approved, contingent on building a new stadium as the NFL eyeing a 16th franchise meets February 14. Governor Rhodes attended the luncheon amid city stadium talks and broader league surveys of several cities.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati
Brown
Civic and
Busi
James A. Rhodes
NFL
Cleveland
Rhodes
New Orleans
Boston
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Wash
Phoenix
Boxing Results From New York and Liverpool Cards
Mike Cortez 137 pounds from New York defeated Felix Morales 141 pounds also of New York by outpoint in eight rounds. Levan Roundtree 175 2 from New York outpointed Greatest Crawford 168 pounds of New York in eight rounds. Johnny Prescott 201 pounds from Britain outpointed Bill Nielsen 1922 pounds from Omaha in ten rounds. Jack Bodell 199 pounds from Britain outpointed Billy Daniels 198 pounds from New York in ten rounds.
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New York
Mike Cortez
Felix Morales
Levan Roundtree
Greatest Crawford
Liverpool
England
Johnny Prescott
Britain
Bill Nielsen
Omaha
Neb
Jack Bodell
Billy Daniels
Nicklaus and Player Set for Six Match Golf Series
American Jack Nicklaus and South African Gary Player will meet in a six match series for 50400 prize in South Africa starting Feb 2 in six cities, finishing March 3. Sugar Ray Robinson to tour South America starting mid February after retirement.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Player
SUGAR
New York
Sugar Ray Robinson
South America
La Crosse Chilume delivers RFC update
On Wednesday December 15 1965 the La Crosse Chilume delivery was completed with the RFC update arriving on December 16.
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