Houston Cougars crack top five after eight straight wins
Houston under Guy Lewis rockets to No. 5 in the UPI coaches poll after consecutive upsets over Santa Clara and USC. Kansas jumps to No. 9 by winning the Jayhawk Classic. Ohio rises to No. 8, Tennessee to No. 6, and St Bonaventure reaches No. 10 as Kentucky clings to No. 1.
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Santa Clara
Southern California
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Kansas
Western Kentucky
Ohio University
Tennessee
St. Bonaventure
Kentucky
Wildcats
Week UP I basketball poll sees UCLA hold No 2 spot
The UPI board of 34 coaches awarded 21 first place votes and 324 points to the top team. UCLA, resting last week, remained No 2 with 13 first place votes and 318 points. South Carolina moved to No 3 and North Carolina rose to No 4 as New Mexico State tumbled to seventh after a loss to Baylor.
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UPI
UCLA
Bruins
South Carolina
North Carolina
New Mexico State
Baylor
Gabriel wins Jim Thorpe Trophy for Rams quarterback
Roman Gabriel Jr. is named the NFL's most valuable player by NEA and the Lompoc Record. The Rams quarterback led with leadership and came from a line of Thorpe winners, marking the fourth straight signal caller to win the award.
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NEW York
NEA
Gabe
Roman Gabriel, Jr
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Lompoc
Rams
Bart Starr
Green Bay Packers
Jurgensen-Gabriel
Johnny Unitas
Colts
Charley Conerly
Jim Thorpe
Jurgensen
Gale Sayers
Chicago Bears
NFL
Joe Kapp
Minnesota Vikings
Calvin Hill
Dallas Cowboys
Daniel tops pee wee cage point scoring with 23
The Lompoc Recreation Department basketball leagues take a holiday break after last weekend games. Ostlund's Pets beat Jack in the Box 21 to 16 as Danny Bright led Jack in scoring with eight points. Olivera Photo topped Lions Club 43 to 25 with John Daniel scoring 23 for Olivera. Bob's U-Haul defeated Ron's Upholstery 37 to 15 led by Chuck Van Allen's 16. The Happy Steak won 31 to 22 over Pizza Palace to lead the junior high American division.
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Lions Club
John Daniel
Happy Steak
Pizza Palace
Pee Wee
Pico’s
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al Tosti
Union
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Charlie Simmons
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Kiwanis
Jay Spurgin
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Ron
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Elks
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Jim Torres
Ted Heath
Tom Fox
PEE Wee American
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Berts
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Perozzi
Jack In
PEE Wee National
Jeff’s Mufflers
Bob’s
Ron’s
Perry's Pistons
Som
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Gusto’s
Happy Steak Boys Club
Lompoc Glass Pizza Palace
Tom Fox Rotary Club
Rams may face Vikings without signal caller Baughan in title game
Los Angeles coach George Allen listed linebacker Maxie Baughan as doubtful for the Western Conference championship in Bloomington after a knee injury. Richie Petitbon expected to play as safety, while Roman Gabriel set ram records with 399 pass attempts and 217 completions.
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Vikings
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UPI
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Minnesota Vikings
George Allen
Maxie Baughan
Bloomington
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Jack Pardee
Minnesota
MacAlester College
St. Paul
Richie Petitbon
Roman Gabriel
Ram
Pistol Pete scores 46 to set Corvallis record
Pistol Pete Maravich of LSU drops 46 points to break Gill Coliseum mark as LSU beat Oregon State 76 68. Beavers guard Gary Freeman adds 32 after a four game eligibility dispute.
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Pete Maravich
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Oregon St
Gary Freeman
Beavers
Ansley Truitt
Tom Henderson
Idaho
Malcolm Taylor
Yale
Long Beach St
Houston
Cougars
USC
Santa Clara
Toomey Named Southern California Athlete of the Year
Santa Barbara teacher Bill Toomey won the Helms Hall Board honor after posting a world decathlon record of 8 417 points this month. The Olympic gold medalist will receive the award at Beverly Hills Sports Night Dinner on January 8. He surpassed West German Kurt Bendlin’s 8 319 point mark. Other scores listed include Hawaii 118 over Tahoe Paradise 97 and Michigan 102 over Utan 11/ .
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UPI
Bill Toomey
Santa Barbara
Calif
Southern California
Helms Hall Board
Toomey
Beverly Hills
Kurt Bendlin
Lompoc and Cabrillo Face Santa Barbara League Contenders
Lompoc meets Hueneme in a home game while Cabrillo travels to Ventura for the Ventura Tournament. Cabrillo opens at 8:30 after a Buena loss. Lompoc seeks revenge for a 67-60 Saturday defeat. Cabrillo relies on Mike Kluge and fast breaks. Lompoc charges with Fridrich, Carter, and Bowen dominating boards.
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Cabrillo Conquistadores
Ventura
Cabrillo
Ventura High School
Vikings
Buena
Mike Kluge
Don McIintyre
Hueneme
Braves
John Fridrich
Nelson Carter
Steve Bowen
Don Nelson
Roy Thomas
Nelson
Thomas
Pirates bounce back against Bishop five
The Santa Ynez Pirates defeated the Bishop Broncos 66 to 44 in the Fillmore Invitational. After a loss to Rio Mesa, Santa Ynez led from the opening tip and extended an eight point margin at the end of the first quarter with a full court press in the second period.
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Santa Ynez Pirates
Bishop Broncos
Fillmore
Santa Ynez
Rio Mesa
Pirates
Nelsen to head East pros in 20th NFL All Star game
Bill Nelsen the seven year USC veteran earns Pro Bowl selection joining Sonny Jurgensen in the East squad to face the West in the 20th annual NFL All Star game on January 18. The Browns gain multiple players with others named across offense and defense including Warfield Jackson Reynolds and Hauss along with Greene and Fischer.
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UPI
Bill Nelsen
University of Southern California
USC
Cleveland Browns
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Sonny Jurgensen
Washington Redskins
Browns
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Leroy Kelly
Cleveland
Morgan State
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Redskins
Bob Lilly
Dallas
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Mel Renfro
Coliseum
Joe Greene
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tom Dempsey
New Orleans Saints
Paul Warfield
Harold Jackson
Philadelphia
Roy Jefferson
Pittsburgh
Jackie Smith
St. Louis
Jerry Smith
Washington
Bob Reynolds
Ralph Neely
Ernie McMillan
John Niland
Gene Rickerson
Jake Kupp
New Orleans
Fred Hoaglin
Len Hauss
Tim Rossovich
George Andrie
Jack Gregory
Walter Johnson
Jim Houston
Lee Roy Jordan
Chuck Howley
Chris Hanburger
Jerry Stovall
Pat Fischer
Willie Williams
New York
Split Award Gives NBC Manager of the Decade Honors
H A Red Boucher of Fairbanks Alaska and Bauldie Moschetti of Boulder Colo named co recipients of the National Baseball Congress Manager of the Decade Award. Boucher led Fairbanks to seven NBC titles since 1962 while Moschetti steered the Boulder Collegians to five state titles and NBC titles twice since 1965.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Bauldie Moschetti
Boulder
Colo
National Baseball Congress
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Boulder Collegians
Hancock five hosts LA frosh
Hancock College faces LA State Frosh at 8 p.m. in the Hancock Pavilion as the Bulldogs hover 7-2 after a Mo State Tournament loss. Jim Clesson scored 19 in the Modesto tourney, while Hancock aims to rebound and host San Jose City College in the opening night of the Holiday Tournament.
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Hancock
Hancock College
L.A. State
Hancock Pavilion
Long Beach
Modesto
Hancock Five
Fresno City College
Cuesta
Bulldogs
San Jose City College
Paul Brown Named AFL Coach of the Year
Paul Brown, at 61, earns AFL Coach of the Year honors despite Cincinnati Bengals 4-9-1 season. He secures the award over John Madden by two votes from 26 AFL sportswriters, citing his organizational leadership that helped the Bengals become competitive in only their second season.
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UPI
Paul Brown
Cincinnati Bengals
American Football League
Brown
National Football League
Cleveland Browns
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John Madden
Oakland Raiders
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Chiefs
Weeb Ewbank
New York Jets
Clive Bush
Boston Patriots
Jackson Evans set marks at Winter All Comer meet
Lompoc High junior Charlie Jackson broke two track records and Terry Evans improved his 880 time by half a second as seven meet records fell at Allan Hancock College during the third weekly Winter All Comer meet.
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Charlie Jackson
Terry Evans
Allan Hancock College
Jackson
Evans
Ken Kring
Santa Maria
Kring
Tim Simonds
Santa Barbara
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