Injuries strike Kansas as Colorado visit looms
Kansas coach Don Fambrough laments brutal injuries to key defenders Steve Towle and Odell Weidner after a 10-10 tie with Oklahoma State. Remaining players like Rick Kovatch shift to linebacker as KU eyes three games left, including a regional TV clash with Colorado. Jayhawks struggle offensively while hope hinges on defensive grit and quarterback Dave Jaynes’s recovery.
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Buffaloes
Don Fambrough
Steve Towle
Odell Weidner
Oklahoma State
Memorial Stadium
Mike Gardner
Dean
Baird
Chris Mercer
Fambrough
Rick Kovatch
Kovatch
Towle
Missouri
Weidner
Cowboys
Bruce Adams
Dave Jaynes
Kurt Knoff
Jaynes
Tom Krattli
Minnesota
Krattli
Delvin Williams
Emmett Edwards
Knoff
OSU
Alfred Nelms
Farrough
Pokes
Oklahoma
Knees Dominate KU Football Injury List in Camp
Kansas football reports 17 players missing games this season due to injuries. Knee surgeries involve Mike Taglebrake Robert McCaskill Steve Towle Odell Weidner Paul Van Saun and Gregg Hosack Randy Robinson. Dislocations include Steve Rus Scott McMichael Don Goode. Broken bones affect James Bowman Jim David ay Riggins. Other injuries include Ken Saathoff Bill Skepnek Jeff Yarner Jim Baker.
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Kansas
Mike Taglebrake
Robert McCaskill
Steve Towle
Odell Weidner
Paul van Saun
Ken Saathoff
Bill Skepnek
Jeff Yarner
Jim Baker
Oklahoma poised to beat Missouri in Big Eight clash
Third ranked Oklahoma, 6 0 1 overall and 3 0 in conference, is favored to defeat 12th ranked Missouri in Columbia. Coach Vince Gibson predicts a close Tigers game while Missouri pursues a narrow path in the Big Eight standings with Nebraska and Colorado also in action.
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Missouri
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Sooners
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Sooner-Tiger
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Nebraska
Iowa State
Colorado
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Oklahoma State
Cowboys
Ray Bybee
Bengals
John Cherry
John Kelsey
Cocah
al Onofrio
Bybee
Steve Davis
Joe Washington
Washington
Humm
Chiefs Edge Chargers 19 0 Behind Livingston Rally
Kansas City, facing adversity and a quarterback shuffle, dominated San Diego 19 to 0. Mike Livingston started in place of injured Len Dawson and threw for 169 yards. Wendell Hayes ran 90 yards as the defense limited Dan Fouts and the Chargers to three interceptions.
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Chargers
Mike Livingston
Dawson
Buffalo
Livingston
Morris Stroud
Wendell Hayes
Kansas City
Fouts
John Unitas
Lawrence High Girls Take Second in State Volleyball Final
Lawrence High School girls volleyball finished second in the Kansas Class 4 5A tournament in Topeka. The Lionettes lost 15 7 15 9 to Shawnee Mission North in the final after beating Wichita Heights 15 7 15 9. The team finished with a 12 4 record.
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Kansas
Topeka
Shawnee Mission North
Lionettes
Joan Lundstrom
LHS Crew
Wichita Heights
North
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