Football Q and A on formations and Super Bowl tickets
The column answers reader queries on NFL topics. It explains T formations, the wishbone and veer, lists top college alumni on NFL rosters, identifies the all time champion foul offender Luke Appling, notes Johnny Evers weight figures, and provides Super Bowl XI ticket status and players still active from the first game.
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Pasadena
New Orleans Super Dome
Don Weiss
NFL Commissioner's Office
Park Ave
New York
Green Bay
Kansas City
J.M. Springfield
Sloan's Texas Tech team cracks top ten in UPI rankings
Texas Tech coach Steve Sloan guides the Red Raiders to a 27-16 upset of Texas A&M elevating the team to No. 10 in the UPI Board of Coaches poll. Michigan holds the top spot with 41 first place votes while Ohio State returns to the top ten joining UCLA, Oklahoma and others.
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NEW York
UPI
Steve Sloan
Signals
Alabama
Texas Tech
Sloan
Red Raiders
Texas A&m
Michigan
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
Nebraska
UCLA
Oklahoma
Maryland
Missouri
Southern Cal
Georgia
Florida
Notre Dame
Texas
Houston
Arkansas
Tulsa
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Mississippi
Federations weigh sanctions over Olympic politics
International sports bodies discuss possible sanctions against Canada and 29 African nations at the Montreal Games. Charles Palmer, secretary general, notes talks begin on sanction options tied to Taiwan participation and Africa’s walkout protests.
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Barcelona
Spain
UPI
Canada
Charles Palmer
Taiwan
Republic of China
New Zealand
Palmer
World Judo Federation
49ers Sack Harris Ten Times Crush Rams on Monday Night
Los Angeles Rams quarterback James Harris blamed himself after a 16-0 loss to the San Francisco 49ers who sacked him ten times. Tommy Hart recorded six sacks as the 49ers moved to first in the NFC West while Harris admitted poor decisions and held on to pride despite the defeat.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
James Harris
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49Ers
Miami
Harris
Tommy Hart
Ram
49Ers
Rams
Chuck Knox
Tom Mack
Local Youth Bowling Roundup From Lompoc Valley Bowl
Highlights from last week’s youth league action at Lompoc Valley Bowl across the Junior Bantam and Pee Wee divisions. Top performers include Richard Calkins 601 series and Debbie Hall 541 in juniors, with David Hartley 211 and Paula Jones 214 games, plus Denny Alverson 465, Debbie Barnes 406 in bantams and Craig Gildea 174 as high game. Pee Wee leaders are Lodi Gonzales 408 and Marci Gonzales 410 with Darren Gasser 151 and Marci Gonzales 150. Team results list Ken’s Mobil 12 over BJ Grocery 5, Motorcycle City 28 over Martha Whites 5, Winston’s Valley Pedalers 19 over Jeff’s Mufflers 6. Notable individual lines include Mike Rivera with 3 runs, 2 homers and 2 singles. Bob Terrones 4 hits and 3 runs. John Terrones and Carlos Garcia with multi-hit games. and Steve Straight leading MW with a triple.
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Lompoc Valley Bowl
Richard Calkins
Debbie Hall
David Hartley
Paula Jones
Denny Alverson
Debbie Barnes
Craig Gildea
Angela Aguilar
Lisa Hunt
Lodi Gonzales
Marci Gonzales
Darren Gasser
Ken’s Mobil
BJ Grocery
Mike Rivera
Bob Terrones
Carlos Garcia
John Terrones
Terry Buggo
Lew Mayberry
Motorcycle City
Martha Whites
John Laney
Roger Martinson
Ron Melson
Doug Trulock
Ken Ostini
Steve Straight
Winston’s Valley Pedalers
Jeff's Mufflers
Greg Hutson
Rbi
Bruce Coggin
Ken Kaz
Danny Gaitan
Scott Fenn
Youth Football League Scores From Santa Ynez Valley
The Suns improved to 3-0-1 with a 12-7 win over the Huskies as Bert Jones rushed 87 and 40 yards for both Sun touchdowns. Rod Crowe, Matt Anderson, Ari Petersen, and Andy Duffy combined for 50 tackles. The Colts edged the Redskins 8-0 on a 60-yard punt return by Dwayne Jackson, with Greg Gilchrist adding 52 rushing yards. The Trojans stayed undefeated with an 8-6 victory over the Eagles.
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Santa Ynez Valley
Suns
Huskies
Sun
Bert Jones
Rod Crowe
Matt Anderson
Ari Petersen
Andy Duffy
Colts
Redskins
Dwayne Jackson
Greg Gilchrist
Trojans
Eagles
Cabrillo Congs, Righetti set for big league showdown
Cabrillo to host Righetti as the Northern League title race tightens after Cabrillo beat Arroyo Grande 15-6 15-10 to improve to 6-1 in league. Lompoc beat St. Joseph 15-13 15-8 as Cabrillo and Lompoc push toward the top.
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Cabrillo Congs
Righetti Warriors
Congs
Arroyo Grande
Righetti
Santa Ynez
Warriors
Cabrillo
Lompoc
St. Joseph
Braves
Marti Bittman
St. Joe
Pat Clevenger
Sherri Carroll
Renee Avants
Sue Imano
Terry Doty
Jean Burbridge
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USC
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Grambling
Bryan Tse
Oakland
Lucius
Luke) Appling
Chicago White Sox
Johnny Evers
T.J. Copas
Corbin
Evers
Franklin P. Adams
Tinker
J.C. O'Donnell
Huntington Beach
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Chiefs
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NCAA
UPI Board of Coaches
Mississippi State
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Louisiana
Lovarc
Lompog Valley Assn
Gutter Gang
James O’guin
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Grefco Lab
United Steel Workers of America
Tag’s Sporting Goods
Lompoc Unified
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Prado Leitz
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Clayton Steam Cleaner
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Eckstein
North A Street
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