All-South Plains Class AAA football team picks
Brownfield Cubs lead with three selections on the All-South Plains Cass AAA squad as coach Doug Cox earns Class AAA coach of the year honors. Lamesa and Seminole also place three players. Littlefield and Andrews get multiple nods in a dense, senior-heavy list.
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Bill Hart
Avalanche-Journal
Brownfield Cubs
Lamesa Tornadoes
South Plains Cass
Avalanche- Journal
Littlefield
Dumas
Seminole
Andrews
Billy Burk
Brownfield
Doug Cox
Cubs
Jimmy Purtell
Randy Bishop
Teddy Howell
Lamesa
Woody Scott
Robert Hollman
Jay White
Randy Hicks
Rick Koberg
Jimmy Basden
Gary Schovassa
Hicks
Hollman
Tors
Koberg
Indians
Basden
Bishop
Jim Basden
Ray Rister
Blue Gray Contest Set Today Amid Rain Forecast
In Montgomery Alabama the Blue Gray football game faces rain and a wet field. Southern coach Tom Nugent warns rain hurts passing and slows the ground game while Yankee coach Bob Devaney says rain equally impacts pass defense. The game will use college rules, be televised by NBC within a 100 mile blackout, and kickoff at 2 p.m. EST.
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South
Tom Nugent
Maryland
Nugent
Nebraska
Bob Devaney
Yankee
NBC
Montgomery
Bull is 1962 NFL rookie of the year for Bears
Ronnie Bull, Chicago Bears No. 1 draft pick, is named UPI 1962 NFL rookie of the year. The Baylor product led Chicago with 363 rushing yards and 331 receiving yards while adding 26 kickoff return yards, performing as ball carrier, receiver, and defender.
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NEW York
UPI
Ronnie Bull
Chicago Bears
Friday
National Football League
United Press International
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Bears
Bull
Bishop
Tex
Halas
Ballance
Jon Arnett
Los Angeles Rams
Arnett
East-West Shrine Game preview promises high powered offense
In San Francisco the 38th East-West Shrine Game features Daryle Lamonica leading the East and Sonny Gibbs directing the West offenses in a showdown of passing and running attacks. Kezar Stadium sells out with 60,000 expected as NBC plans a national telecast at 1:55 p.m. PST. The East emphasizes a stronger running attack with Ferguson and Saimes, while the West relies on speed from Alexander Goodwin and Mitchell and a lighter, quicker line.
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Notre Dame
Daryle Lamonica
Sonny Gibbs
Texas Christian
Gibbs
Kezar
NBC
Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa
Larry Ferguson
Michigan State
George Saimes
Ernie Davis
Bob Ferguson
Missouri
Dan Devine
Kermit Alexander
Ucla
Ronnie Goodwin
Baylor
Charlie Mitchell
Washington
Giants and Packers Set for NFL Title Rematch at Yankee Stadium
New York Giants coach Allie Sherman says his team is stronger for 1962 with Y A Tittle gaining experience and new players improving. Vince Lombardi's Packers arrive in sunny New York after a morning workout, with Hornung’s status uncertain and a confident outlook for a dry field and a competitive game.
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Avalanche-Journal News
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Green Bay
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Tom Moore
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Newark Airport
Manhattan
Vinnie Lombardi
Wisconsin
Penn State Favored In Gator Bowl
In Jacksonville Florida Penn State is favored to win the Gator Bowl where high scoring is expected. Rain possible by kickoff at 145 pm EST but TV coverage on CBS remains. Florida coach Ray Graves expects an offensive game while Penn State coach Rip Engle predicts plenty of scoring as well.
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Brownfield
Burk
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Andrews
Hollman
Lamese
Howell
Schovassa
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Fla
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Florida
Weather Bureau
CBS
Ray Graves
Florida Gators
Gainesville
Rip Engle
Ralls Jackrabbits Top Hale Center In Two Wins
Ralls defeated Hale Center in Friday games 58-23 in the boys contest and 71-59 in the varsity clash. Danny Moore led with 16 points while Robert Bird and Fred Weil added 13 each for Hale Center. Egypt forecasts oil surplus for 1963.
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Rabbits
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Fred Weil
Owls
All-American Bowl Brings Small Schools Against Majors
In Tucson Arizona the fifth All-American Bowl faces financial risk as sponsors shift to a night game hoping for better turnout. Delaware coach Dave Nelson leads the small school squad with Fresno State quarterback Jon Anabo and Bucknell's Ron Giordano aiming to pass, while Willie Richardson and Bobby Bell loom as key adversaries for a potential upset.
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Tucson
Ariz
Dave Nelson
Delaware
Jon Anabo
Fresno State
Ron Giordano
Bucknell
Willie Richardson
Jackson
Miss
State
Jim Larue
Arizona
Ray Nagel
Utah
All America
Bobby Bell
Minnesota
Colts Sign Joe Monte from Furman as Guard Prospect
Baltimore Colts announce the signing of 23 year old Joe Monte a 6 foot 1 inch 240 pound tackle from Furman University. The Minersville Pennsylvania native will be tried at offensive guard after a 15th round draft pick last year.
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Baltimore
UPI
Baltimore Colts
Joe Monte
Furman University
Minersville
Hall of Fame Luncheon Inducts Six Texans
Three current Texas Sports Hall of Fame members will join six new inductees at a Dallas luncheon during Cotton Bowl week. Posthumous honors go to John J. McCloskey and David Browning. Presentations honor Cecil Grigg, Gerald Mann, Kyle Rote, and others with Rice SMU ties and Dallas leaders in attendance.
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UPI
Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
John J. McCloskey
Texas League
David
Skippy) Browning
D. A. Penick
Texas Tennis
Cecil Grigg
Gerald Mann
Kyle Rote
McCloskey
Browning
Wilmer Allison
Dr. Penick
Fred Walcott
Rice University
Grigg
Rice
Austin College
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist
SMU
Mustang
Mann
Red Arrow
Ray Morrison
Navy
David Browning Sr
Wally Hoffrichter
Young Browning
William B. Ruggles
Dallas Morning News
Sheraton-Dallas
Western Illinois Triumphs Over Pan American 93-86 in Quincy Tourney
Western Illinois beat Pan American College Edinburg 93-86 in the Quincy Holiday basketball tournament. Lucious Jackson scored 51 points, setting a tournament scoring record for Pan American.
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Western Illinois
Quincy, Ill
UPI
Pan American College of
Edinburg
Quincy
Pan American
Lucious Jackson
Jackson
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