The Hit Man: Johnnie Gray’s path to NFL success
The piece profiles Johnnie Gray of the Green Bay Packers as a calm, calculating defender nicknamed the Hit Man. It highlights his unlikely rise from college to a steady corporate job and pro football, noting his leading tackles and fumbles and his controlled, “crazy” on field style.
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Johnnie Gray
National Football League
Green Bay Packers
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Gray
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Green Bay
Lompoc
Ram
Ron Jaworski
Packer
Jim Carter
Cullen Bryant
Ron Jessie
Scott Ostler
London Philharmonic
Lompoc High
Hancock
Fullerton
NFL
The
Record
Willie Buchanan
Heat’s on AL owners as Seattle chosen for expansion
The American League moved toward expansion by selecting Seattle as the 13th team for 1977 after a vote at Phoenix. Commissioners and owners expect a final decision at the Jan. 31 meeting in New York, with talks on spring training contingent on a new players contract.
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Seattle
M. Donald Grant
New York Mets
San Francisco Giants
Phoenix
American League
New York
Gene Autry
California Angels
National League
Lompoc Battles Cabrillo in Basketball Then Wrestling Invite
Friday basketball game Lompoc at Cabrillo tips off at 8 p.m. A tape replay airs Saturday at 10 30 a.m. on Channel 7. Saturday features Lompoc and Cabrillo at the Cal Poly Cal State Invitational wrestling tourney.
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Cabrillo
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Cal Poly
ACC Powers Maryland and UNC Cruise Past Wake Forest
Maryland and North Carolina rolled to decisive wins as Wake Forest upset losses linger. Maryland defeated NC State 87-69 at Raleigh while UNC fell 99-74 at Chapel Hill. Jim Ford and Kupchak led UNC with 71 combined points, and Larry Boston sparked Maryland's rally with 25 off the bench.
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United Press International
Maryland
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Chapel Hill
North Carolina State
Raleigh
Carl Tacy
UNC
N.C. State
ACC
Tacy
Phil Ford
Walt Davis
Mitch Kupchak
Deacons
Lefty Driesell
Terps
Mo Howard
Larry Boston
Howard
Wolfpack
Marquette
DePaul
Warriors
Earl Tatum
Bo Ellis
Jerome Whitehead
Rutgers
Columbia
Adrian Dantley
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Ball State
Harvard
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Cincinnati
Temple
Seton Hall
Providence
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
Clemson
Duke
South Carolina
Citadel
Virginia Tech
Virginia
Texas A&m
SMU
TCU
Houston
Noll Holds Fast On Flex Defense Ahead Of Super Bowl
Pittsburgh coach Chuck Noll dodges questions about the Cowboys flex defense as Tom Landry defends his approach. Noll emphasizes discipline and objective judgment, stressing the NFL as a demanding workplace where results matter.
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Cleveland Browns
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Browns
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Nell
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Tom Landry
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Andy Russell
Buddy Parker
Bill Austin
Pittsburgh
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