KU and LHS Dominate a Storied 1967 Sports Year
Kansas University football posted a 5 2 Big Eight season and upset Missouri to end 1967. KU star Ryun set multiple world records in track plus Jo Jo White starred in basketball. Lawrence High claimed state gymnastics and strong basketball while preparing for Sunflower League membership in 1969 70.
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Raiders Dominate Oilers to Capture AFL Crown
Oakland routs Houston 40 7 to win the AFL championship. Hewritt Dixon and Pete Banaszak led rushing with 144 and 116 yards, while Daryle Lamonica added a key 18 yard pass for a late first half score. George Blanda kicked four field goals and 16 points in the victory.
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Jim Otto
Lamonica
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Lemm
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Zeke Moore
Beban and Hardy Named Shrine East-West Stars
Honolulu bound Beban and Hardy earned top honors in the Shrine East West game. Beban led the East with 200 passing yards and two touchdowns, while Hardy anchored the West defense with five sacks and 74 yards of Beban losses. The two will face each other again in Hawaii on opposite sides.
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Ryun Voted Tops by Europeans
Jim Ryun the KU miler who set and then lowered the world record to 3 51.1 was named the world’s outstanding athlete in a AP European sportswriters poll. Billie Jean King topped the women’s list. Mark Spitz and Debbie Meyer trailed Miss King with Meyer from Sacramento California.
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Jim Ryun
University of Kansas
Associated Press
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Forest Hills
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Santa Clara
Calif
Ryan
Debbie Meyer
Mrs. King
Miss Meyer
Sacramento
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