Griese Wins NFL Players Jim Thorpe Trophy MVP
Miami quarterback Bob Griese earning the 1971 Jim Thorpe Trophy in a vote by team captains and player reps from 26 NFL teams. He led Miami to the playoffs despite a shoulder injury and benefited from a strong running game and Paul Warfield’s emergence. Griese will receive the trophy at a CBS NEA all-pro party in Hollywood on January 20.
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NEA
Bob Griese
Miami
Griese
NFL
Newspaper Enterprise Association
NFL Players Association
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Larry Csonka
Jim Kiick
Mercury Morris
Paul Warfield
Warfield
Cleveland
Paul
Evansville
Ind
Jim Thorpe
The
Seamless Co
CBS
Television City
Hollywood
Pancho Gonzales as retriever ball boy at Dewar's Cup
Pancho Gonzales, aging tennis star, serves as ball boy for a celebrity match at Kiamesha Lake. The 43 year old, once feared on court, comments on tennis growth, culture, and peers like Arthur Ashe and Stan Smith, while still competing in five major events yearly.
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Kiamesha Lake
N.Y
Nea
Pancho
Richard Gonzales
Pancho Gonzales
Hank Greenberg
Rick Barry
Otto Graham
Allie Sherman
Retriever
Los Angeles
Houston
Pancho Segura
Cleveland
Murray Olderman
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Isidore Becker
Schenley
From Hill to Griese Year-by-Year Thorpe Trophy Winners
A concise year by year list of Jim Thorpe Trophy winners from 1955 to 1971. Names include Harlon Hill Frank Gifford John Unitas Jim Brown Charley Conerly Norm Van Brocklin Y A Tittle Jim Taylor Earl Morrall Roman Gabriel John Brodie Bob Griese with ties in 1963 and multiple winners in several years.
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Harlon Hill
Chicago Bears
Frank Gifford
New York Giants
John Unitas
Baltimore
Jim Brown
Cleveland
Charley Conerly
Norm van Brocklin
Philadelphia
Y. A. Tittle
Jim Taylor
Green Bay
Lenny Moore
Bart Starr
Earl Morrall
Roman Gabriel
Los Angeles
John Brodie
San Francisco
Bob Griese
Miami
NBA Standings and Sunday Results Recap
The page lists Sunday NBA results with team scores such as Baltimore over Phoenix 109 103 and Milwaukee over Los Angeles 120 104. It notes games involving Detroit Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Golden State Houston Seattle Boston Washington and other scheduled matchups. It also includes quotes from Verlon Biggs on starting fast and a note about Dolph Schayes career personal fouls nearing Hal Greer.
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Baltimore
Phoenix
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Detroit
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Golden State
Houston
Seattle
Boston
Hal Greer
Philadelphia 76Ers
Dolph Schayes
Schayes
Greer
United Press International
New York
Philadelphia
Ouston
Portland
Denton leads Lompoc swimmers in Tri-County meet
Tom Denton topped the Lompoc Marlins with five firsts at the Tri-County Meet in Santa Barbara. Mike Kowalik added two wins as 14 Marlins earned 36 ribbons and 138 points, with several swimmers posting notable times and preparing for a dual with Atascadero on January 15 at the Lompoc Municipal Pool.
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Tom Denton
Lompoc Marlins
Santa Barbara
Denton
Mike Kowalik
Marlins
Tom Hicks
Kevin Hicks
David Denton
Susan McConnell
Kevin Lisle
Joey Quinn
Craig Griffith
Todd Griffith
Kim Lisle
Steve Baker
Katherine Midgley
Atascadero
Lompoc Municipal Pool
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Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith
Samuel Hardy
Rod Laver
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Washington Redskin
Verlon Biggs
Kentucky
Darel Carrier
Harel
Kathy Reeder
Linda London
Los Angeles Convention Center
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Gilmore
Artis Gilmore
Kentucky Colonels
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Gene Shue
Wes Unseld
Kevin Loughery
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Culligan Man
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