Least, Worst, Dismal Awards Hit 1971 Sports
A satirical tally lampoons 1971 sports figures and moments with humorless jabs at managers, players, and executives. Chuck Tanner Ronald Reagan Woody Hayes, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and Howard Cosell are among those skewered in a collage of lighthearted derision from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
NEA
Billings Mustangs
Batboy
NFL
Gene Washington
Mike Lucci
John Brodie
Grantland Rice
Woody Hayes
Ohio State
Hayes
Buckeyes
Michigan
Pat O’brien
Ronald Reagan
National Football Foundation
Hall of Fame
Cali
College Scores From United Press International Summary
Colby 77 Wooster Tech 66 and a slate of NCAA style results feature notable wins and close losses. Kentucky 104 Mississippi 76 leads the scoring highlights alongside Texas Art 87 Butler 82 in overtime at Pitt 91 West Virginia 76 and other regional showdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Colby
Wooster Tech
Maryland
Wake Forest
Tennessee
Miss
Wesleyan
Coast Grd
Niagara
LIU
Texas Art
Butler
Pitt
West Vir
Kentucky
Miss. St
Phila. Tex
Steubenv
Morehead St
Ill. St
Jacksonl
East Tenn. St
Tenn. St
Lincoln
Province
Villanova
M. Harvey
West Lib
Lincoln U
del. St
Tulane
Citadel
Vanderbilt
Florida
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Old Dominion
VMI
Wich. St
Loyola (Ill
Grove City
Alliance
Gettysburg
Juniata
Vincennes
Ohio Val
Oral Roberts
Easton Ky
Union
Pikeville
Kentucky St
Calvary
Ashland
Milton
Lamar U
Corpus Christi
Okla. City
SMU
Texas A&i
McMurry
Coast powerhouses yield spotlight to small schools
Western Washington tops Simon Fraser 79 to 61 as Mike Franza scores 39 on 10 of 16 shooting and 15 of 16 from the line. UC Irvine extends win streak to eight with a 99 to 81 victory over Oliver of Illinois as Bill Moore adds 24. Southern Oregon defeats George Fox 92 to 87.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Franza
Western Washington
Simon Fraser
UC Irvine
Oliver
Illinois
Bill Moore
Southern Oregon
George Fox
Calvin Hill on life goals and race in early years
Cowboys running back Calvin Hill recalls a third grade lesson when a teacher told him a black man could not become president. He reflects on later changes and his plans to help others, plus his bond with teammate Duane Thomas amid Super Bowl prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Richman
UPI
New Orleans
Calvin Hill
Dallas Cowboys
Baltimore
Calvin
The
United States
New Orleans Saints
Cowboys
Miami Dolphins
Hill
Texas
Duane Thomas
Sphinx
Cold weather slows fishing across coastal harbors
The marine scene shows few boats out at Port San Luis due to heavy seas and cold mornings while Santa Barbara reports steady daily departures and decent catches. Guadalupe Beach supplies action for surf anglers with clams as best bait. The Fish and Game Commission weighs albacore limits with emphasis on enforcing laws to curb sports fish sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port San Luis
ABC
Morro Bay
San Simeon
Santa Barbara
Fish and Game Commission
Nacimiento Lake
Lopez Lake
Lake Cachuma
DFG
Casitas Lake
California
Reagan
Ray Arnett
Arnett
Department of Fish and Game
Department of Water Resources
Feather River
Also Mentioned on This Page
Norman Vincent Peale
Chuck Tanner
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Richie Allen
Richie
Fornia
Death Valley
Walter Winchell
Dick Young
New York Daily News
Sporting News
Elgin Baylor
Lakers
Elgin
Young
Foster Castleman
Roy Smalley
Nathan Detroit
East Rutherford
Wellington Mara
Lame Duck
New York Giants
Giants
Hackensack High School
New Jersey Superior Court
Morris Pashman
Howard Cosell
Don Meredith
Howard
Cosell
Bowie Kuhn
Ken Patton
Yankees
William Shakespeare
Lew Alcindor
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Mike Curtis
Baltimore Colts
Curtis
America
Y. A. Tittle No
York
York High School
Joe Namath
Pete Maravich
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Korea
Washington Redskins
Johnny Unitas
Franza
Dallas
Richard Nixon
Miami
Don Shula
Theological
Peace Corps
VISTA
Rod and
M. C.cockshott
Richard M. Nixon
State Employment Service
Veterans Administration
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