Johnson sparks Kansas City crowd with early 25 foot jumper
The article profiles Tom Johnson a 6-5 junior college transfer from Moberly Missouri who can play guard or forward. It highlights the Big Eight tourney talent pool, lists rising stars across teams, and notes guards per team with heights. It ends with football bowl projections and playoff picks.
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Tom Johnson
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City
Johnson
Moberly
Clyde Lovellette
Wilt Chamberlain
Bob Boozer
Jack Paar
Chuck Henke
Ken Charlton
Gary Thompson
Nolen Ellison
Herschell Turner
Walter Wesley
Delvy Lewis
Riney Lochmann
al Lopes
Kaas
Chuck Gardner
Colorado
Grant Simmons
Nebraska
Charlie Rudd
Missouri
Vernon Vancy
Phil Harmon
Bruce Sloan
Dave Hartman
Iowa State
Steve Honeycutt
Kansas State
Bill Christopher
Mike Tate
Oklahoma State
Jo Jo White
Eugene Jones
Harvey to Start on Defense in Shrine East West Game
KU star Harvey is listed as a starter on defense for the Shrine East West game with kickoff at 3 45 CST NBC telecast. The East features Nick Eddy Clint Jones and Mel Farr on offense backed by a heavy forward wall and star linebackers backed by Page Rowe Lynch and Juk. West counters with Greenlee Randall Carroll Ran dall and Harvey leading a strong line and Don Horn Lewis VanGalder providing aerial attack for the Fast.
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Harvey
SAN Francisco
Nick Eddy
Notre Dame
Clint Jones
Michigan State
Mel Farr
UCLA
East
John Ralston
West
Duffy Daugherty
Alan Page
Don Parker
Virginia
Tom Fussell
Louisiana State
Bob Rowe
Western Michigan
Dave Rowe
Penn State
Jim Lynch
Stan Juk
South Carolina
Lynch
Jones
NBC
Tom Greenlee
Washington
Loyd Phipps
Arkansas
Leo Carroll
San Diego State
Dennis Randall
Oklahoma
John Richardson
George Harvey
Kansas
Ron McCall
Utah
Weber College
Ralston
Don Horn
Dave Lewis
Stanford
Tim VanGalder
Iowa State
Football Lineup For Video Fans
Television network listings for upcoming bowls and NFL games include Syracuse vs Tennessee in the Gator Bowl at 11 a.m. on Channel 9, Georgia vs SMU in the Cotton Bowl at 1 30 p.m. on Channels 5 and 13, East West Shrine All Stars at 3 30 p.m. on Channel 4, and AFL and NFL games on Sunday and Monday with matchups Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys, Sugar Bowl Alabama vs Nebraska, Rose Bowl Southern Cal vs Purdue, and Orange Bowl Florida vs Georgia Tech on various channels.
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San Francisco
Georgia
SMU
Tennessee
Syracuse
Florida
Georgia Tech
Nebraska
Alabama
Purdue
Southern Cal
Steve Spurrier
Bob Griese
USC
Kansas City Chiefs
Buffalo
Mike Mercer
Green Bay
Dallas
Swarthout Named Montana Football Coach
Swarthout, a Washington State high school coach, will succeed Hugh Davidson as head football coach at the University of Montana. President Robert in Pantzer announced Thursday.
Church League Scores Highlight Thursday Night Action
Plymouth Congregational beat Westside Presbyterian 45 to 27. St John s defeated Nazarene 43 to 27. Assembly of God edged RLD 57 to 20.
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Plymouth Congregational
St. John’s
Assembly of God
Plymouth
Westside Presbyterian
Nazarene
Television Football Watching Test Looms This Weekend
TV viewers will endure eight games over three days from noon Saturday to midnight Monday. Gator Bowl Tennessee vs Syracuse. Cotton Bowl Georgia vs SMU. Shrine East West. AFL Championship Buffalo vs Kansas City. NFL title Green Bay vs Dallas. Sugar Bowl Alabama vs Nebraska. Rose Bowl Purdue vs USC. Orange Bowl Georgia Tech vs Florida. Coaches note Alabama’s Perkins back. Georgia Tech’s Tobey Page out. Florida aims to ride Spurrier as key injuries hit defenses.
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Tennessee
Nebraska
Alabama
Ray Perkins
Bear Bryant
Crimson
Perkins
New Orleans
Southern Cal
Troy Winslow
Pasadena
Tobey Page
Bob Griese
Purdue
Georgia Tech
Engineers
Florida
Steve Spurrier
Miami
Billy Schroer
Tommy Carlisle
Ray Graves
Cowboys Face Supreme Test Against Packers in Title Test
Dallas prepares for the NFL title game against Green Bay as Don Meredith calls the Packers the supreme test. Willie Townes and Meredith insist Dallas can compete man for man with the defending champions, who arrive from Tulsa for the showdown in Dallas with a full Cotton Bowl crowd set.
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Cowboys
Packers
Dallas
Tex
Green Bay
Don Meredith
Meredith
NFL
Los Angeles
Willie Townes
Tulsa
Okla
Brink Hired as K State Aide Def Backfield Coach
Manhattan Kan AP Jesse Brink 25 former Mississippi State offensive backfield coach is named defensive backfield coach at Kansas State University. New Wildcat head coach Vince Gibson announced the hire. Brink played at Arkansas 1960 62 and was on three bowl teams and two post season all star games. He later joined Calgary in the CFL 1963 65 and taught as a graduate assistant at Arkansas.
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Manhattan
Kan
Jesse Brink
Mississippi State
Kansas State University
Vince Gibson
Wildcat
Brink
Arkansas University
Buffalo
Corpus Christi
Tex
Calgary
Arkansas
DeSoto Finishes Third in Deserto Invitational Court Event
DeSoto Wildcats beat Spring Hill 54 53 to take third place after trailing 21 16 and 41 31 at halftime. Kent Polter led with 30 points, while Roger Wilkenson and Dennis Walbridge added 10 and 9. Garnett defeated Midway 51 50 for the tournament title.
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Garnett
Midway
Denton
DeSoto
Spring Hill
Wildcats
Don Frickey
Kent Polter
Roger Wilkenson
Dennis Walbridge
UCLA and Louisville vie in Los Angeles Classic title game
UCLA led by Lew Alcindor seeks a defense oriented win as they meet Southern California in the Los Angeles Classic final. Louisville, paced by Peck Hickman, eye a 11th straight victory after beating Syracuse and earning a title shot against Princeton.
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Lew Alcindor
Southern California
Trojans
UCLA
Alcindor
Bruins
Southern Cal
Georgia Tech
USC
Illinois
Mike Warren
Lucious Allen
Peck Hickman
Louisville
Cardinals
Syracuse
Princeton
Philadelphia
Hickman
Villanova
John Haarlow
Tigers
Southern Illinois
Texas Western
el Paso
Tex
Ralph Johnson
Salukis
Southern Methodist
Drake
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Texas A&m
Mel Daniels
Colorado State University
New York University
Tonganoxie and Wamego duel for tournament crown
Tonganoxie led by 6-10 center David DeHoff scored a season high 38 as they topped Immaculata 73-55 to reach the Ton ganoxie Christmas Tournament final. Wamego upset Maur Hill 44-40 to advance, while Westphalia Morrill and Eudora-Lansing played in consolation and seventh place games.
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Tonganoxie High
Wamego
Tonganoxie
Tonga
Maur Hill
Immaculata
Westphalia
Morrill
Eudora
Lansing
David DeHoff
Chieftains
Jerry McPherson
Tongy
DeHoff
John Duncanson
Duncanson
Steve Putthoff
McPherson
Dennis Kemnitz
Cardinals
Gene Stapleton
Ricky Reeves
Larry Taylor
Ricky Beach
Bill
Langston
Larry Peterson
Beach
Reeves
Taylor
Ricky Williams
Peterson
Mark Gabriel
Chiefs Set For Title Clash With Buffalo
Chiefs travel to Buffalo for the AFL championship game after a Western Division title. Hank Stram signs a new five year deal worth an estimated thirty thousand dollars annually. Lamar Hunt announces the contract at a civic event with wives and coaches joining the trip.
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Kansas City
Hank Stram
Buffalo
Kansas City Chiefs
Chiefs
Buffalo Bills
Los Angeles
Muehlbach
Lamar Hunt
Stram
Dallas Texans
Associated Press
Purdue
Southern Methodist
Notre Dame
Miami
Seagren Clears 17 Feet 1 Inch Indoor Vault Record
Bob Seagren of Los Angeles set an indoor pole vault mark with a 17 foot 1 inch clearance at the Knights of Columbus Jubilee Games in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. He then eyed 18 feet as his next target after the performance.
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Saskatoon
Sas
Bob Seagren
Los Angeles
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