Packers Favored In Rematch With Cowboys
Green Bay, fueled by a win over Los Angeles, is favored to win the NFL title game at Lambeau Field against the Dallas Cowboys. The matchup features Lombardi’s Packers seeking a third straight playoff title and a potential Super Bowl berth against the Cowboys, who routed Cleveland 52 14 for the Eastern crown. The game will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sunday.
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Donny Anderson
Texas Tech
Chuck Mercein
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Jim Graibowski
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Eddie Ray
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Jerry Depoyster
Press Box Tales From the Sporting Front
A veteran sports writer recalls travel and press box woes from mid Atlantic to Australia. He recounts cramped, cold, or non existent facilities at games from Xenia to Newcastle to Davis Cup in Madras and Spain.
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John Landy
Herb Elliott
Australia
Propaganda and Interpreters Highlight Press Box Tales
A track meet in Hungary showed officials using native language announcers with interpreters delivering the party line alongside results. Tokyo Olympics featured tiny televisions in every press box seat letting reporters flip channels to other arenas.
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Oilers and Raiders Clash For AFL Title In Oakland
Houston faces Oakland in the AFL championship at the Oakland Coliseum with a sellout crowd of over 53,000. George Blanda, the Oilers’ former AFL champion quarterback, is highlighted as a major threat for Houston while individual leaders across both teams are noted for passing, rushing, and scoring totals.
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Court Rules Grayson Public Figure Reverses Libel Award
Washington Supreme Court reversed a $175,000 libel judgment against Curtis Publishing over a Saturday Evening Post piece on John Grayson. Grayson, not a public official, was deemed a public figure with justified public interest, new trial ordered.
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Mildenberger Retains European Heavyweight Title
Karl Mildenberger defeated Gerhard Zech by a 15 round decision to retain the European heavyweight championship in Berlin. Mildenberger weighed 205 pounds for his sixth successful title defense while Zech tipped the scales at 224 pounds. Both fighters were German.
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Colts' Don Shula Named West Coach in Pro Bowl
Los Angeles AP reports Don Shula of the Baltimore Colts was named coach of the West in the NFL East West Pro Bowl game. The selection sets Shula to lead West players in the annual all star clash.
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Don Shula
Baltimore Colts
Gator Bowl thriller ends in a 17 17 tie between Penn State and Florida State
Florida State quarterback Kim Hammond sparked a comeback from a 17 point deficit to rally the Seminoles to a 17 17 tie with Penn State in Jacksonville. Hammond threw 37 of 53 for 362 yards while Ron Sellers set a receiving record with 14 catches for 145 yards as Gator Bowl officials watched a record crowd of 68 019.
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Ted Kwalick
Lions
Charlie Pittman
Seminoles
Rozelle cites no legal weapon to stop NFL players switching leagues
Commissioner Pete Rozelle said no legal weapon exists to prevent players from jumping between the NFL and AFL after exercising options. He noted, however, that a compensation arrangement is in place between some teams and leagues and will soon apply between the two major circuits. Rozelle spoke in Green Bay before traveling to Oakland for championship games.
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Pete Rozelle
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Four major bowls wrap 1967 college football season
Southern California faces Indiana in the Rose Bowl while Wyoming seeks its 15th straight win in the Sugar Bowl. Alabama meets Texas A&M in the Cotton and Oklahoma battles Tennessee in the Orange. Poll leaders include USC, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Alabama as big bowls draw about 320000 spectators.
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