Pearson stars in Cowboys rout for Super Bowl X bid
Preston Pearson, nicknamed The Other Pearson, caught three Staubach TD passes as Dallas crushed the Los Angeles Rams 37-7 in the NFC title game to advance to Super Bowl X against Pittsburgh. Staubach threw for 220 yards and four scores while Dallas defense held LA to 22 rushing yards.
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Ohio University basketball reinserts one-eyed freshman
Mike Borden, a 6 foot 7 freshman from Fairborn, resumes OU junior varsity basketball after a federal judge ordered reinstatement. The 18-year-old, who is blind in one eye, was cut three months earlier over safety concerns, with the university citing AMA guidance.
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Steelers Clinch Super Bowl Berth In Frigid AFC Title Clash
In a brutal cold game Pittsburgh defeated Oakland 16-10 to reach the Super Bowl in Miami. Terry Bradshaw led two second half drives, Franco Harris sealed a TD run, while Lynn Swann and Cliff Branch suffered concussions amid minus 12 wind chills and eight Raider fumbles.
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Raiders face bitter defeat in icy playoff showdown
The Oakland Raiders lost 16-10 to Pittsburgh in a frigid title game as Gene Upshaw and coach John Madden voiced frustration after another chance at the Super Bowl slipped away. Time ran out on a potential late drive and refs drew blame for a timing miss as Oakland rued an absent Big One.
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Johnson to Direct Bengals Indirectly Under Brown’s Shadow
Bill Tiger Johnson says he will be his own man after being chosen by Paul Brown to run the Cincinnati Bengals. The Texas native and former 49ers lineman plans to keep Brown’s system while pursuing the upcoming talent draft and adjustments after Brown’s retirement.
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Geiberger to be honored as Comeback Player of the Year
Golfer Al Geiberger will be honored January 12 by West Coast sports writers and sportscasters as Comeback Player of the Year for 1960s season efforts in Carlsbad California.
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