All-South Plains football picks highlight 1970 season
District 3AAA dominates the Avalanche Journal All South Plains team with 13 of 22 spots. Estacado and Andrews lead with multiple selections. Coach Harold Teal earns Coach of the Year after guiding Brownfield from 2-8 to 7-3. Rich details on players Gary Rogers and Bobby Laughry anchor the roster.
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Jone
Andrews Gary Rogers
Jim Gintonio
Avalanche-Journal
Estacado
Andrews
Harold Teal
Brownfield
Pionship
Lovington
Teal
Gary Rogers
Mickey Hartman
Dumas
Andrews Albert Evans
Dunbar Barry Welsh
Buffy Hutcheson
Andrews Snyder
Lawson
Brent Jordan
Lamesa
Bobby. Laughry
Tebe Etes
Monahans Jesse
Dge Buee
John Bounds
Kermit
Claas
Everett Haller
Roger Felton
Artis Mollette
Larry Smith
Falcons tumble as SF comeback wins 24 20
The San Francisco 49ers rallied to beat Atlanta 24 20 aided by two late goal line pass interference calls on Falcons cornerback Rudy Redmond. Fullback Ken Willard scored the late third and early fourth quarter touchdowns after the penalties gave SF first downs on the one yard line.
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SAN Francisco
San Francisco 49Ers
Atlanta
Ken Williard
Falcons
Rudy Redmond
49Ers
Gossett
Falcon
Kenny Winyard
Bob Berry
Jim Mitchell
Doug Cunningham
Atlantia
John Mallory
Berry
Mitchell
Lions Top Cardinals 16-3 as Mann Boots Three Field Goals
Detroit capitalized on three St Louis fumbles to post a 16-3 win. Erroll Mann kicked three second quarter field goals to lift the Lions to an 8-4 record, keeping playoff hopes alive as the Cardinals drop to 8-3-1.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Erroll Mann
Lions
Cardinals
Minnesota
Jerry Daanen
Lem Barney
Jim Bakken
Ed Flanagan
Chuck Latourette
Mann
Tinutes
Rams Rally Past Saints 34-16 as Gabriel Leads offense
Los Angeles Rams defeated New Orleans 34-16 to improve to 8-3-1 in the NFC West. Roman Gabriel injected life into the offense with two touchdown passes to Snow and Truax, while Lester Josephson scored twice, and David Ray added two field goals. Tom Dempsey connected three Saints field goals in a losing effort.
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LOS Angeles
Roman Gabriel
Rams
New Orleans
Tom Dempsey
San Francisco 49Ers
Atlanta Falcons
Bay City
San Francisco
Dempsey
Lester Josephson
Gabriel
Jack Snow
Billy Truax
Saints
Karl Sweetan
David Ray
Wells Snares TD With Second Left
Daryle Lamonica lofted a 33-yard touchdown pass to Warren Wells with one second remaining to lift the Oakland Raiders past the New York Jets 14-13. George Blanda, recovering from earlier ribs, kicked the winning point after Wells fought off two defenders for the game winner.
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NEW York
Daryle Lamonica
Warren Wells
Oakland Raiders
New York Jets
Lamonica
Wells
Jets
Earlie Thomas
W. K. Hicks
Raiders
George Blanda
Blanda
Qakland Veosevs Sureceseze
Turner
Leone
Woodall Turner
Oak—Wells
Lamanica
Starr Leads Packers Past Steelers On Biting Windy Day
Bart Starr at age 36 threw two record half touchdown passes to lift the Green Bay Packers 20-12 over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Larry Krause opened with a 100 yard kickoff return, and Bradshaw replaced Hanratty but failed to sustain drives as the Packers moved ahead 20-12 in the fourth quarter.
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Green Bay
Packers
Pittsburgh
Steeler
Ken Ellis
Ron Shanklin
Ray Mansfield
Rick Sharp
Bruce van Dyke
Bob Brown
Doug Hart
Bart Starr
Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Larry Krause
Steelers
Terry Hanratty
Ith
Terry Bradshaw
Hanratty
Bradshaw
Dave Smith
Bob Jeter
Starr
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Seaeee
Pitts
Aoee
Reese
Watson
eGeorge
Glare
Lavine
Viton
Packers Steelers
Saneeee
Jones
Cowboys rally in late game to topple Redskins
Cowboys continue page one recap with key plays as Morton connects with Garrison for a six yard TD and Adderley returns a Jurgensen pass 30 yards to set up another score. Mike Clark adds field goals of 38 and 15 yards and Reeves finishes scoring. Redskins suffer last regular season shutout in 1961 at New York.
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Page One
Redskins
Redskin
Mike Bass
Cowboy
Craig Morton
Garrison
Adderley
Jurgensen
Mike Clark
Reeves Ecce
New York
Eagles Fall to Colts as Baltimore Defensive Units Shine
Baltimore built a 23-3 halftime lead and kept a 1%-game edge in the AFC East while John Unitas hit a TD pass and Eddie Hinton scored on an end run. Jerry Logan and Charlie Stokes produced key plays as the Colts beat the Eagles 29-10 on a cold day in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Jerry Logan
Charlie Stokes
Colts
Philadelphia Eagles
Miami
John Unitas
Eddie Hinton
Aim O'Brien
Unitas
John Mackey
Stokes
Norman Snead
Philadelphia
Hinton
Logan
Ben Hawkins
Eagles
Balti’ Imore
Mark Moseley
Snead
Ted Hendricks
O'Brien
Podolak Breaks Loose as Chiefs Blank Broncos 16-0
Elusive Ed Podolak sprinted 65 yards for a first play TD and the Kansas City Chiefs shut out Denver 16-0 to stay tied with Oakland in the AFC West race. Chiefs’ defense intercepted five passes, two by Willie Lanier, three by Johnny Robinson, setting up three Jan Stenerud field goals.
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Kansas City
Ed Podolak
Denver Broncos
Oakland
New York Jets
Chiefs
Raiders
Podolak
Broncos
al ‘Pastrana
Johnny Robinson
Willie Lanier
Robinson
Jan Stenerud
Denver
Stenerud
Lanier
Wendell Hayes
Pastrana
Chaps Edge Condors In Late Boon Shot
The Texas Chaparrals edged the Pittsburgh Condors 129 to 125 as Ron Boone hit a jump shot with 11 seconds left. John Brisker led the Condors with four three pointers and 31 points, while Glen Combs added 31 for the Chaparrals in a back and forth ABA matchup.
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Pittsburgh
Ron Boone
Texas Chaparrals
American Basketball Association
Pittsburgh Condors
Boone
Chaps
Condors
John “Brisker
Glen’ ‘Combs
Waah
Texans
Giants Defeat Bills 20 6 Behind Tarkenton Passes
New York Giants topple Buffalo Bills 20 6 as Fran Tarkenton throws two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to lift the Giants from a 6 6 tie. Clifton McNeil and Bob Tucker score, giving New York a late surge to move within a half game of St Louis in the Eastern Division.
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NEW York
Frank Tarkenton
New York Giants
Buffalo Bills
Giants
St. Louis
Tarkenton
Clifton McNeil
Tucker
Frederickson
Detroit
Bills
Simpson
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Anthony Wilson
Dunbar
Wes Bonemus
Sweetwater
Jesse Guzman
Monahans
Curtis Schrinder
Darrell Snell
Mark Heatley
Steve West
Colorado City
Mike Roberson
Jack Brown
Danny Browning
Aaron Manuel
Bobby Hayes
Muleshoe
Rocco Love
Tony
Bill Bridge
Owen Barron
Carlos Ochoa
Joe Hale Snyder
Dan Evans
Bobby Laughry
George Thomas
Thomas
Panthers
Laughry
Bill Spann
Bobby
Billy Phipps
Jesse Lethridge
Phipps
The
Lobos
Lethridge
Lee Laughry Pate
Dallas
Los ‘Angeles
Washington
John Brodie
Bruce Gosset
Idle Gana Vos
Obo
Au Silenel
Ia Estoy
Vinyard Cayeattington
Brodie
Gossett Ilek Watt
Bakehell
Viard 'Se
Wilerd
Fumbies
Oakland Works
Miracle
En Orleans
Josep
Ray
Ray xl
La—Josephson
Ray K
Abramowicz
Hargett
Balnts Rams
TAL
Wells Snares
Pat
Fred Biletnikoff
John Elliott
Roidera
Yale
Pack
Washinton
Meteedenets
Jewcane
Reeves
Garrisie
Ihark
Garnons
Clark
Yardy
Unilaseaaten Jen Fc
Brien
Phil—sa ‘Moseley
Aea
Les Colts
Allie
Trip Broncos
Kc—Podolak
Keer
Siena
Ncira Stenerud
Broncos Chiefs
Grant Guthrie
Les Shy
Buffalo
Pete Gogolak
Marlin Briscoe
Ron Johnson
McNeil
Bob Tucker
Gogolak
Pat Summerall
Johnson
Bills Giants
Jim Helton
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