Unanimous All America Backfield Sets 1965 Standard
Lurle Pettit notes last season's backfield selection as the heaviest on average and unanimously chosen for the first time since 1912. It contrasts with the 1965 quartet of Griese Garrett Garrett and Grabowski in yardage, while mentioning future stars and SWC football comments, plus Don Meredith and Donny Anderson anecdotes.
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Donny Anderson
Texas Tech
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Jim Grabowski
Illinois
NFL Player Strike Looms as Players Ordered Not to Report
Chicago Tribune reports John Gordy president of the NFL Players Association directed over 600 players not to report to training camps next week. Don Perkins of the Cowboys says he received Gordy telegram about a strike. Dick Butkus notes a letter detailing a meeting with club owners in Detroit.
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Bears players eye strike over pension dispute as camps near
Butkus says no strike announced yet and he does not want one. Reports say the NFL Players Association urged members to skip training camps next week for ten clubs. A strike vote stood 563 to 39, with clubs forming strike HQs and owners risking training disruptions over a three point compromise offer.
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San Francisco Sport Writer Denies Olympic Boycott Report
Sam Skinner of the Sun Reporter disputed AP carried claims that black athletes planned a boycott or opening day parade absence at the Mexico City Games. He said distortions existed and demonstrations were a possibility, not a decided action, and that Huel Washington was not at the relevant trial meeting.
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UTEP President backs AD over track team renewals
Dr. Joseph M. Ray, president of the University of Texas at El Paso, supports the athletic department decision to deny scholarship renewals for six Black track team members who refused to compete. He backs athletic director George McCarthy, notes possible miscommunication over a racial slur, and says a faculty committee will reassess the intercollegiate program.
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Sports Illustrated
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Santa Clara Meet Opens With Stars in International Invitational
Santa Clara California hosts the second annual Santa Clara International Invitational swimming meet this weekend drawing more than 500 swimmers from about 20 countries. Notable participants include Don Schollander and Mark Spitz with the 100 meters final Sunday. Scotland withdraws Bobby Mce Gregor, once a frequent challenger to Schollander, for reasons not immediately known.
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Harris Griffith Fight Postponed Again in Philadelphia
Gypsy Joe Harris and Emile Griffith middleweight bout at the Philadelphia Spectrum, set for July 15, is delayed for a second time due to Griffith injuries. Promoter Herman Taylor will meet Griffiths doctors to set a new date, with tickets already sold to be honored.
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