O Brien seals Colts win with late interception in Super Bowl V
In a tense Super Bowl V showdown, rookie Jim O'Brien intercepted a Dallas pass with 69 seconds left to clinch a 16-13 comeback victory for Baltimore. Earl Morrall, relief quarterback for an injured Johnny Unitas, guided a late drive including a 32-yard field goal by O'Brien to win as Curtis sealed Dallas’s fate with a key interception earlier.
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Curtis
Colts
Victo
Dallas Cowboys
Jim O’brien
Dallas
Morrall
Baltimore
New York Jets
Johnny Unitas
O’brien
Jets
Unitas
John Mackey
New York Giants
Dan Reeves
Morton
Duncan Fum
Long Hair Hero Lassie Leads Colts Past Cowboys in Super Bowl V
In Super Bowl V, rookie Jim O'Brien of the Baltimore Colts kicked a 37 yard field goal with five seconds left to beat the Dallas Cowboys 16 to 13. O'Brien, nicknamed Lassie for his hair, overcame questions as a third round Cincinnati product to seal the victory.
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MIAMI
Samson
Baltimore Colts
Billy Ray Smith
Cincinnati
Dallas Cowboys
Belkin Upset by Olvera in Florida State Tennis Champs
In Orlando, Ecuador’s top amateur Miguel Olvera defeated Toronto’s No. 1 seed Mike Belkin 6-2 7-5 in the Florida State Tennis Championships on Sunday. The upset highlighted Olvera’s strong performance and Belkin’s early exit from the event.
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Orlando, Fla
Miguel Olvera
Ecuador
Mike Belkin
Toronto
Canada
Howley Wins MVP After Cowboys Fall To Colts
In the Super Bowl at Miami the Cowboys lose 16-13 as Baltimore wins on Jim O'Brien's late field goal. Chuck Howley, a Cowboys linebacker, is named MVP for work including a first quarter interception and an end zone pick in the fourth quarter. He says the award is tremendous but wishes for the world championship.
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Colts
Dallas
Cowboys
Baltimore
Unitas
George Andrie
Morrall
Howley
Eddie Hinton
Doomsday Crew
Cornell Green
Hinton
Sam Havrilak
Craig Morton
Walt Garrison
Jim Duncan
Rick Volk
Tom Nowatzke
Earl Morrall
Billie Jean King Wins In Own Tennis Tourney
In Long Beach California Billie Jean King defeated Rosemary Casals 6-1 6-2 to win the Singles title of the Billie Jean King Invitational Tennis Tournament with a notable comeback from two knee operations. She and Casals also claimed the doubles crown by beating Ann Haydon Jones and Francoise Durr 7 5 6 3.
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Long Beach
Calif
Billie Jean King
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco
Texas Eyed By Baseball Again
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn encouraged Dallas-Fort Worth to gain a major league franchise saying expansion is definite in the future. He called Dallas a logical site and floated the possibility of foreign teams, while avoiding a timeline.
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Milwaukee
Bowie Kuhn
Dallas-Fort Worth
Kuhn
Milwaukee Baseball Writers
Dallas
Shaw Wins Crosby Pro-Am Amid Arnie Yells
Tom Shaw, rallying past Arnold Palmer, won the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach with a two under par 70 final round and 278 total. Palmer shot 71 to 280, finishing second. Bob Murphy, Jerry Heard, Tom Weiskopf, and Howie Johnson tied for third at 284. Shaw earned 27000 dollars plus 1250, ending a year-long slump and securing entry to 1971 events.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Arnold Palmer
Tom Shaw
Arnie
Bing. Crosby
Shaw
Palmer
Blond
Oregon
Bob Murphy
Jerry Heard
Tom Weiskopf
Howie Johnson
Edward Crowley
Los Angeles
Lou Graham
John Durkin
Scott Air Force Base
Ill
Speed Skating Team Selected for World Championships
The U S International Skating Association named two men and three women to represent the United States at the men s World Ice Speed Skating Championships February 13 14 in Gothenburg Sweden and the Ladies Championships February 6 7 in Helsinki Finland The team includes Dan Carroll and Bill Lanigan from the U S Army Ft Sheridan IL and Diane Holum Ann Henning and Leah Poulos from North Brook IL.
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West Allis
Wis
U.S. International Skating Association
United States
Gotenborg
Sweden
Helsinki
Finland
Dan Carroll
Bill Lanigan
U.S. Army
Ft. Sheridan
Diane Holum
Ann Henning
Leah Poulos
North Brook
Ill
Sudden Death Goes To Cooper In Palm Beach Gardens
Pete Cooper of Branford Florida won a sudden death playoff against Duke Gibson of Kansas City to capture the $10,000 Quarter Century Club Golf tournament. Cooper posted rounds of 34 35 69 while Gibson shot 36 38 74 to finish tied at 143 in the 36 hole event for PGA veterans with 25 years of membership.
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Palm Beach Gardens
Fla
Pete Cooper
Branford
Kansas City
Duke Gibson
Cooper
Gibson
Professional Golf Association
Newcomer Gives U S A Victory in Slalom
Tyler Palmer, a 2 year old rookie on his first European circuit, won the world cup slalom in St Moritz with a two run 88.27. He beat Austria’s Harold Rofner and Italy’s Gustavo Thoeni as Hank Kashiwa and Rick Chaffee also placed seventh and eighth for the United States.
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ST. Moritz
Switzerland
Tyler Palmer
United States
Palmer
Kearsage
N.H
Austria
Harald Rofner
Gustavo Thoeni
Hank Kashiwa
Old Forge
N.Y
Rick Chaffee
Rutland
U.S
Weekend fights signal AP coverage in lacrosse
Pat O'Connor from Rochester Minnesota, at 154 pounds, knocked out Vern Williams of Phoenix Arizona, listed at 175 pounds, in a weekend bout. The Associated Press report places the event in Lacrosse.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Pat O'Connor
Rochester
Minn
Vern Williams
Phoenix
Ariz
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Rook
Duane Thomas
Duncan
Tom Landry
Morrel
Jim O'Brien
Middletown Journal
Billy Ray
Johny Sandusky
Lassie
University of Cincinnati
Smith
O'Brien
Lou Michaels
Belkin
Continental Tax Service
Central
1St Ave
Howley Most Valuable
Lilly
By Denne Freeman
Bob Lilly
Chuck Howley
Sport Magazine
Billie Jean
Texas
Army
Crosby
By Eric Prewitt
Oceanside
Newcomer
U.S. A
Taos !A
Ben Licon’s Gulf Main
Manchester
Marty Miller
Vie LeRoy
Donald Slusher
WIL Efrensesans
THE
Associated Press
International Hockey League
Port Huron
Toledo
Flint
Dayton
E. Schaefer
Central Ave
Magnavox
H & H Electronics
S. Main ST. Franklin
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