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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1971
Page
8
Rick Abernethy recalls being the so called Twelfth Man during the Orange Bowl two years ago. Kansas faced Penn State in a dramatic sequence that led to a late scoring drive and a Penn State victory after a penalty award.
Rick Abernethy now living in Overland Park recalls his Kansas football bench moment as the Twelfth Man at KU. He explains the confusion over a Penn State onside rule and shares how a time out revealed the officials’ miscount.
Kansas star Dave Robisch was named tournament MVP after scoring 59 points across three games as KU claimed the title. Robisch led a 59-56 overtime win vs Iowa State in the semifinals and added 23 points 10 rebounds in the final 72-52 victory over Nebraska. Colorado's Cliff Meely topped scoring with 72 points.
Baseball star Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs and three other Texans were inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Joining him were the late Max Hirsch, renowned horse trainer, and former coaches Jess Neely of Rice and Buster Brannon of TCU in basketball.
Nebraska linchpin coach Bob Devaney leads the 10-0-1 Cornhuskers against LSU 9-2 in the Orange Bowl with 80,000 fans expected. The Big Eight seeks national impact as LSU needs two final wins to secure the bid amid conference dominance since 1954.
In a Holiday Tournament game South Florida State defeated Arizona 95 to 85. Norfolk State beat Virginia Union 104 97 to win the championship.
Notre Dame rally ends in an 85-83 overtime win over Santa Clara as Austin Carr scores 43 points, surpassing his season average. Notre Dame improves to 5-2 while Santa Clara falls to 1-8. Other games include Florida State edging Arizona 95-85 and Memphis State beating UNLV 83-76.
Oklahoma coach Chuck Fairbanks and Alabama coach Bear Bryant each bemoaned the final minute choices that produced a 24-24 tie in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. A late field goal attempt by Alabama missed, while Oklahoma tied with a 42-yard kick earlier. Bryant sought his 200th win as coaches debated ending tied games with sudden death.
In a dramatic finish Alabama erased a 21-7 deficit to beat Oklahoma 24-21 at the Astrodome before 53,822. Scott Hunter connected with David Bailey, Johnny Musso and Hunter teamed on a late 25 yard pass, Musso rushed for 138 yards, Pruitt earned outstanding back honors, while Crosswhite and Rouize starred for Oklahoma as the Tide seized the lead in the final minutes.
Virginia defeats Carolina 127 to 117 in Thursday ABA action. Friday has no scheduled games. Saturday matchups include New Yorke versus Carolina Greensboro Vittsinveh versus Virginia Hampton Texas versus Utah at Logan Indiana versus Kentucky.
Dallas AP report says Donny Anderson a Green Bay Packers football star and Donnyball player at Texas Tech will marry Dallas model Karen Harrison on May 1. The announcement lists Anderson as an all American and notes their engagement while details of the wedding are unavailable.
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