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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1977
Page
5
In Columbus Ohio baseball officials Bowei Kuhn and Lee McPhail will attend Wednesday night ceremonies for the $5 million Franklin County Stadium dedication. The Columbus Clippers, chief tenants, will host the Tidewater Tides in an International League game after the ceremonies.
The Cowboys sought a game breaking back as they traded for the No 2 pick to land Tony Dorsett while Seattle Chicago and Washington pursued depth and talent gaining several players and draft choices. Dallas, Chicago, and Tampa Bay reshaped rosters with key selections and trades as Washington expanded talent but traded draft assets. The draft totaled 335 players 190 offense 145 defense with Southern Cal leading 14 picks and Notre Dame going unused for the first time.
Kansas City completed a 12 round, 17 player draft led by head coach Paul Wiggin. The Chiefs chose two defensive ends, two linebackers, a quarterback, a tackle, two wide receivers and a defensive back along with a running back Andre Herrera noted for 1,588 rushing yards last season. Herrera and Kansas products Chris Golub and Waddell Smith stood out as key adds amid selections from several colleges including Purdue, UCLA and Northern Michigan.
ST LOUIS AP Corner back Perry Smith secured by the Cardinals from the Packers for a third round draft choice. Smith, 26, likely to replace Norm Thompson as first-team cornerback this season after Thompson signed with the Colts. The Cardinals completed six picks on day two of the draft, totaling 12 selections. They traded their seventh round pick to Cleveland for safety Neil Craig. Additional picks included Eric Williams, Johnny Jackson, Jim LeJay, Greg Lee, and Rick Fenlaw from various colleges.
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