Devine Accepts Green Bay Coach GM Post
Dan Devine of Missouri accepts a five year Packers contract as coach and general manager. The move follows Phil Bengtson's resignation after a 20 21 1 NFL record. Devine planned a Tuesday news conference in Green Bay to finalize terms and discuss transition.
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Saints Owner Denies Knowledge of Blacklisting Before Grand Jury
New Orleans Saints owner John W. Mecom Jr testified before a federal grand jury in Cleveland and denied knowledge of players being blacklisted in the NFL. He said he would know if such a practice existed and discussed the expansion draft briefly. Mecom praised NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle's ruling on the Dave Parks signing, while Parks testified earlier about signing with the Saints in 1968 after leaving the 49ers.
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Tech Sports Fray and Council Seats Stir NCAA Circles
Tech sports gossip highlights J William Davis elected to an at large NCAA Council berth and Polk Robison joining the Executive Committee. The piece recalls players and staff across Texas Tech, Tulsa, and other schools, discusses scholarships, and notes the NCAA Council ending its convention with Coleman and Flynn elected to the Executive Committee.
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Raider Star Greg Lowery Leads Nation In Free Throws
Tech junior guard Greg Lowery from West Palm Beach leads the nation in free throw percentage at 90.8 percent after 12 games, hitting 59 of 65. He improved to 91.3 percent after a perfect 4-for-4 showing in the latest game. Gene Knolle remains Tech’s top scorer at 23.1 points per game after a 15-point showing.
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Arkansas
Three Tie For First In Crosby Pro Am With 68s
Tom Shaw fired a four under 68 to share the lead with Bobby Nichols and Terry Dill in the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. Howie Johnson stood one back at 69 as windy conditions and cold, soggy fairways challenged top players on Monterey Peninsula courses.
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Tony Jacklin
Dave Stockton
Lee Tre
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Proxy Re-Elected For Association
William Guthrie of the New Haven Journal Courier was re-elected president of the Professional Football Writers of America. Officers and board members named include Larry Felser Buffalo Evening News vice-president Dick Connor Denver Post secretary treasurer Lewis F Atchison Washington Star Edwin Pope Miami Herald Si Burick Dayton Daily News Jerry Green Detroit News Will McDonough Boston Globe Bob Oates Los Angeles Times Cooper Rollow Chicago Tribune and Paul Zimmerman New York Post.
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Los Angeles Times
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New York Post
Pistons Reserve Forward Bob Quick Out Three Weeks
Detroit Pistons reserve forward Bob Quick will miss three weeks with a right knee cap fracture. An X ray after a sore thigh revealed the break, and his injured leg was placed in a cast Thursday.
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