Senior Bowl scouts to study 56 seniors in Mobile
Pro football talent scouts converge on Mobile for the 18th annual Senior Bowl week. Representatives from NFL AFL Canadian leagues attend as 56 college seniors prepare for the all star game and future pro careers. Sixteen rookies from last year’s game joined pro rosters this season. Ed Khayat retires after ten pro seasons with the Patriots.
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Ala
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AFL
Johnny Roland
St. Louis Cardinals
Bobby Burnett
Buffalo Bills
Boston
Ed Khayat
Tulane
Khayat
Boston Patriots
Jast
National Football League
Two Florida Staters Added To East Team
SANT ACLARA Calif AP Two football stars from Florida State will join the East squad as injury replacements for the East West Shrine benefit classic at Kezar Stadium Dec 31 Florida State fullback Jim Makins will replace injured Bob Davis Virginia halfback Del Williams will be used in place of Charles Hinton a center from Mississippi He is out with a shoulder injury The Houston Astros will play 65 of their 1 National League home games at night next season.
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Ray Perkins
Georgia
George Patton
New Mexico State
Jim Bohl
Southern Mississippi
Ken Avery
Arkansas
Dick Cunningham
Idaho
Dick Arndt
Illinois
Kai Anderson
Brocklin
Norm van Brocklin
Minnesota Vikings
Virgil Carter
Brigham Young
Ray McDonald
Michigan State
Bubba ‘Smith
Nebraska
Carel Stith
Otto Graham
Washington Redskins
Terry Southall
Baylor
Virginia
Bob Davis
Florida State
Jim Makins
del Williams
Charles Hinton
Mississippi
Houston Astros
Bill Clay
South
Jack Scarbath
Maryland
Jim Hook
Missouri
Hank Washington
West Texas State
Carroll Williams
Xavier
Washington
Bo Burris
Houston
Williams
Bernie McCall F
Colorado
Tommy Francisco
UPI
Tom ‘Moody
Gary Rowe
North Carolina State
North
Woody Campbell
Larry Conjar
Notre Dame
Earl Denny
Twenty five college tourneys line up this Christmas week
A wave of 25 college basketball tournaments unfolds from Christmas to New Year. Top events include UCLA and Lew Alcindor facing Wisconsin in the Los Angeles Classic, with many major programs and regionally themed events from Honolulu to New Orleans, Seattle and Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
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Lew Alcindor
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New York
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Rhode Island
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Brigham Young
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Philadelphia
Duquesne
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Honolulu
Harvard
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Hawaii
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Niagara
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Syracuse
Ilinois
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Arkansas
Southern California
Michigan
Georgia Tech
Three Title Bouts Held Across Texas Sports Scene in 1966
Dallas football and boxing headlines dominated the year. The Cowboys claimed the Eastern Division and eyed Green Bay for the NFL title, while boxing featured Cassius Clay’s KO of Cleveland Williams in the Astrodome. Texas Western won the NCAA basketball title, and SMU dominated swimming and the SWC in 1966.
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Municipal Auditorium
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Crowder To Face Royal In Shrine All Star Game
Royal and Crowder, renowned college coaches, will lead North and South squads in the Shrine All Star Game airing on ABC at 4 15 p m EST. The South and North have traded wins in prior editions with Negro quarterbacks debuting for both sides Hank Washington and Carroll Williams anchor the passing games.
East Squad Brims With All-Americas for Shrine Game
Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty leads an East team loaded with five All-Americans for the 43rd San Francisco Shrine Game. MSU stars Clinton Jones Gene Washington and George Webster join Notre Dame trio and Michigan’s Jack Clancy among the selections. West stars include UCLA’s Mel Farr and Stanford’s Dave Lewis with Don Horn and Tim Wangelder at quarterback prospects.
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Santa
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MSU
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Hawaii
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Webster
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Eves
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Virginia
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Louisville
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Baltimore Colt
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Las Vegas
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UCLA
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Idaho
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Thhey
Kezar
McDonald
Mel Farr
Oregon State
Pete Pifer
Missouri
Charlie Brown
Dave Lewis
San Diego State
Don Horn
Iowa State
Tim Wangelder
Lloyd Phillips
Arkansas
Tom Greenlee
Washington
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