Freshmen Eligibility Sparks Mixed College Coach Reaction
NCAA grants freshmen immediate varsity eligibility in football and basketball at its Hollywood Florida convention. Reactions split with many coaches praising the move as revolutionary and beneficial for rebuilding, while others fear recruiting pressure and academic readiness concerns. Major conferences varied in stance with several opposing the change.
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Associated Press
NCAA
al McGuire
Marquette
Dick Harter
Oregon
Vention
Hollywood
Fla
Johnny Orr
Michigan
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Rupp
Ted Owens
Kansas
Henry Iba
Oklahoma State
Colorado
Russel Walseth
Frank Malroff
St. John’s
N.Y
Ralph Miller
Oregon State
Tay Baker
Cincinnati
Bill Wall
MacMurray State
Bill Musselman
Minnesota
J.T. King
Texas Tech
Dick Campbell
Xavier
Campbell
Ray Mears
Tennessee
Florida
Bucks end Lakers run in major sports record break
Milwaukee Bucks snapped the Lakers 33 game win streak 120 104 at the Arena. Kareem Abdul Jabbar scored 39 points fueling a 18 2 fourth quarter surge to seal the victory over Los Angeles. Jerry West led the Lakers with 20.
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Milwaukee
Los Angeles Lakers
Milwaukee Bucks
National Basketball Association
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Lakers
Abdul-Jabbar
Wilt Chamberlain
Los Angeles
Lucius Allen
John Block
Bucks
Allen
Chamberlain
Jerry West
Costello
Sharman
Wilt
Jabbar
West
Laker
Hairston
Baltimore
Phoenix
Golden State
Houston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Detroit
Buffalo
Seattle
Boston
North Wins Season's Final College Grid Test
North All-Stars defeated the South 27-8 at Tampa Stadium in the American Bowl to close the 1971 season. Van Brownson connected on an 88-yard TD pass to Bob Christiansen, while Jackie Brown added a 22-yard score as North claimed the showcase over 20,137 fans. Sipe led the South with 162 passing yards, earning the game's outstanding player honors. Brown was named North's best.
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Fla
Lions
Tampa Stadium
van Brownson
Jerry Tagge
Nebraska
Bob Christiansen
UCLA
Jackie Brown
Stanford
Yankees
Brian Sipe
San Diego State
Steve Judy
Texas
Christian
Tennessee
George Slunt
Bo James
New Mexico State
Brown
Sipe
Bill Peterson
Rice
Houston Oilers
Florida
Doug Dickey
Pepper Rodgers
Ben Schwartzwalder
Syracuse
Randy Jackson
Wichita State
Marquette Edges South Carolina After Second Half Flare
Marquette survives a second half melee and a late rally by South Carolina to beat the Gamecocks 72-71 at Carolina Coliseum. Jim Chones scores 17 as Ed Peterson shines for SC, while Bob Lackey and Tom Riker exchange punches early in the half.
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Associated Press
Marquette
South Carolina
Gamecocks
Bob Lackey
Tom Riker
Frank McGuire
Lackey
Riker
Kevin Joyce
Jim Chones
Peterson
College Cagers Set Busy Week in Oklahoma League
Oklahoma Baptist and Northeastern lead the standings as they face Central State and Langston in key games Friday and Saturday. Southwestern visits Phillips, while Cameron plays at Phillips Friday. Other Friday and Saturday matchups include Northeastern at Langston and OBU at Langston with Panhandle and Northwestern also on the schedule.
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Oklahoma Baptist
Northeastern
Central State
Langston
Southwestern
Phillips
Cameron
Central
East Central
Panhendie
Northwestern
Southeastern
Panhandle
Det Obu
Eastern NM
Southern Lo
John Northeastern
Brown
Large New Orleans welcome for Cowboys and Dolphins
In New Orleans before Super Bowl VI the Cowboys and Dolphins drew crowds at the airport and hotel as fans, reporters, and team members arrived. Tom Landry praised the reception while Garo Yepremian noted the growing interest. players anticipated a tough game against Dallas’s defense and planned workouts at Tulane and Saints fields.
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New Orleans
Miami Dolphins
Dallas Cowboys
Tom Landry
Dallas
Cowboys
Dolphins
Miami
Garo Yepremian
Yepremian
Craig Morton
Tulane
New Orleans Saints
Metairie
OU Nebraska Clash For Early Big 8 Lead
The Oklahoma Sooners travel to Nebraska to press for undisputed Big Eight lead after a 77 72 win over Iowa State. Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 73 59 at Lincoln, while Bobby Jack nears 1,000 career points with 17 in the Iowa State game.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma Sooners
Nebraska
Sooners
Iowa State
Ames
Iowa
Oklahoma State
Lincoln
Neb
Chuck Jura
Mike Peterson
Cornhuskers
Oklahoma
Bobby Jack
Colorado
Kansas State
Kansas
Missouri
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Bill Sharman
Happy Hairston
Gail Goodrich
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Larry Horton
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Florida State
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Chuck Ealey
Toledo
Judy
Kent Gaydos
John McMakin
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Ala
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