The Least Worst All Meddling Awards in Sports History
The piece lists humorous awards tallying failures and oddities across baseball, basketball, and football figures. Notable entries include Roger Craig of the Padres, Wilt Chamberlain claims, Pillsbury College forfeiture, and Lou Brock milk ad controversy. The spoof honors lampoon sports culture and public figures of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
NEA
NBA
Henry Kissinger
Roger Craig
San Diego Padres
Craig
Thumper the Rabbit
Duane Thomas
Jim McDaniels
Carolina Cougars
Seattle Supersonics
American Bar Association
Wilt Chamberlain
William Shakespeare
Pillsbury College of
Owatonna
Minn
William Penn College
Pillsbury
Harold Hall
William Penn
Julia Child
Dean Marion Donaldson
Scottsdale
Ariz
Community College
Artichokes
Myrt Powers
Nixon
Reelec
Lou Brock
Federal Trade Commission
Busch Stadium
St. Louis
Los Angeles Rams
St. Louis Cardinals
W. C. Fields
Wichita Falls
Philadelphia
Phillies
Eagles
76Ers
Foster Castleman
Roy Smalley
Mark Spitz
Supreme
Village Country Club Men’s Golf Results Summary
Village Country Club Men’s Golf Assn reports weekly results. Winners include Ed Ganster with 69 and 62 net team scores on Wednesday, Goody Bottroff with 70 and 62 net on Thursday, Bud Barber and partners posting 58 net on Saturday, and Ron Leedy with Matt Howerton taking a 61 net in mixed events. Ann Pate also tops mixed standings with Matt Howerton.
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Village Country Club
Tim Dylvia
Ev Jones
Lee Irvine
Ed Ganster
Ganster
Gerald Dutra
Mel Crance
Bob Coe
Goody
Bottroff
Bud Barber
Bob MacClure
Jim Oliver
Harlan Bratz
Barber
Ron Leedy
Matt Howerton
Ernie White
Hill Ferguson
Ann Pate
Rollie Brooks
College BKB Results From East Queens And Other Games
United Press International reports East Queens College 100 Brooklyn Polytechnic 48 and a slate of college basketball results from campuses nationwide including Williams and Mary 77 Lehigh 66 and Yale 62. It also notes ECAC Holiday Festival and various tournament outcomes alongside a separate report from Bilbao on prematch music for Atletico de Bilbao and a 100-mile YMCA relay swim record set by ten swimmers in Scotch Plains New Jersey.
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BKB
United Press International East Queens Coll
Bklyn Poly
Wm.&Mary
Lehigh
Lona
New Hamp
Bluefild St
Laeb
Morgan St
Nc-Ashvi
CCNY
Scranton
Bentley
Bates
Scotch Plains
N.J
UPI
Frank Wilkinson
Lompoc Riders Awards Dinner Highlights Yearly Summary
The Lompoc Valley Riders held their annual awards dinner featuring high point awards in Shaw, Gymkhana, and English. Sonny Brown Memorial Trophy honored Cheryn Pettit for a 19.9 barrel time. special sportsmanship awards went to Jo Anna Novack for gymkhana and Sherry Brandon for Show.
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Lompoc Valley
Shaw
Gymkhana
English
Cheryn Pettit
Sonny Brown
Jo Anna Novack
Sherry Brandon
Eileen Dyer
Tammy Dyer
Cheryl Dyer
Judy Cagianui
Terry Pettit
Janet Jeffers
Judy Holloway
Teresa Pico
Kerri Marshall
Sue Irwin
Tammy Yuhas
Mimi Bernhart
Tanya Wilson
Kathy Wilson
Joe Costa
Rich Walter
Chris Holcomb
Valerie Hamilton
Janice Drake
Susie Balaan
Elyse Walter
Brenda Wilson
Dee Dee Drake
Liz Ballaan
Gail Benton
Cathy Wilson
Jamnet Jeffers
Susan Fitch
Lynn Harwood
Patty Brown
Gophers and 49ers win as USC, LaSalle upset
Minnesota downed Washington State 41 35 in the Far West Classic opener to extend to six straight wins behind Dave Winfield's 15. Oregon beat Columbia 81 56 as Doug Little led with 16. In Philadelphia USC lost to LaSalle 77 72 paced by Gus Williams 23. Ed Ratleff 29 for Oklahoma City led Long Beach to its ninth straight win. Las Vegas Classic saw UNLV top Duke 89 83 with Bob Florence 33 points in action. Alaska beat Chico State 81 78 and other results include Marymount over Eastern Washington 75 59 and Cal State Bakersfield over UC Davis 73 68.
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Minnesota
Wash. St
Oregon
Columbia
Arizona
Purdue
Nevada-Lv
Duke
Louise
Fordham
United Press International
Gophers
Portland
Ore
Washington State
Dave Winfield
Ducks
Doug Little
Matt Barwig
Philadelphia
Southern Cal
Trojans
LaSalle
Gus Williams
USC
Clint Chapman
Jim Crawford
Bob Jones
Bill Taylor
Ed Ratleff
Oklahoma City
Long Beach
Mississippi
Nevada-Las Vegas
Wildcats
Las Vegas
Pacific
Illinois State
Hayward State
St. Mary's
Seattle
Dayton
Wichita State
Los Angeles State
Cal State Bakersfield
UC Davis
John Errecart
Walter Lewis
Hayward
Greg Williams
Bob Wilson
Wichita
Mark Olson
Franco Harris Named UFC Top Rookie of 1972
Franco Harris, a Penn State star turned Pittsburgh Steeler, earned near unanimous UPI AFC Rookie of the Year honors after a breakout season. He rushed for 1,056 yards, tying records with six straight 100 yard games before a late-season dip due to an ailing offensive line.
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Franco Harris
UFC
New York
UPI
Penn State
Harris
Lydell Mitchell
Pittsburgh Steelers
Frenchy Fuqua
Preston Pearson
Jim Brown
Green Bay
John Brockington
Seletion
United Press International
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Harry Blackmun
Washington
Richard Nixon
Steve Carlton
Montreal
Tim Foli
Foli
Lancaster County
Neb
Charles Edholm
University of Nebraska
Edholm
Enos Slaughter
Walter Bargovist
Skelleftenn
Sweden
Joyce Brothers
Madison Square Garden
Professor Tanaka
Tanaka
New York Times
Enterprise Alsn
Joe Namath
Raquel Welch
Namath
Thomas Wolfe
Bob Short
Texas Rangers
Senators
Baltimore
South la. Tech
St. Peter's
Stetson
Colgate
East Tenn
Rollins
Mercer
Ark. St
Quincy
Ok. Chris
Wichita St
L.A. St
Neb. Wileyn
Mo. Val
Ala. St
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Maryethan
East
Wash
McAlster
Whitier
St. Johns
Tenn
Manhattan
Niagara
NC. A&t
Grambling
Duquesne
Georgia
N.M. St
Princeton
St Jos Pa
Rhode Is
Jacksonv
Rutgers
Miami
Long Beach St
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Ok. City
St. Fran.Pa
Bilbao
Spain
Atletico de Bilbao
Milorad Pavic
Real Sociedad
Madrid
Sevillanas
Betis
Seville
Lompoc Riders Awards Dinner
Anthony Schools
E. Main ST. Santa Maria
Cal
Rancho Maria
Manor
Orcutton Highway
Rancho Maria Golf Club
Casmalia Rd
Santa Maria
California
Rowan
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