Packers draft Willie Buchanon first in 1972 NFL draft
Green Bay selects San Diego State cornerback Willie Buchanon as its first pick in the 1972 draft, praising his speed and man to man coverage after a standout season with five interceptions. The event features teams choosing 442 players over 17 rounds with 15 minute clocks in early rounds.
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Green Bay Packers
Willie Buchanon
San Diego State
Buchanon
Walt Patulski
Notre Dame
Alan Page
Buffalo Bills
National Football League
NFL
Bowling Elite List Top Counts in Monroe
A Monroe area bowling list highlights top counts in the Elite List, noting leading bowlers and key scores. The feature profiles standout performers and references local leagues and standings within the region.
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The
Monroe
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College poll and weekend fight results summary
The college poll lists UCLA Marquette Florida State Louisville North Carolina Hawaii Missouri Penn Providence Virginia Jacksonville South Carolina USC Ohio State Minnesota Michigan BYU with teams and records. Boxing results include Betulio Gonzalez defeating Magallo Lozada by sixth round TKO in Caracas and Emilie Griffith beating Ar mando Muniz by decision in Anaheim. State scores note Virginia 62 Clemson 58 and Florida State 108 Pan-Am 83 plus Jacksonville 91 Furman 90 and DePaul 80 UW Milwaukee 79.
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UCLA
Marshall
Marquette
Florida St
Louisville
S.louisia
N.carolina
Hawaii
Long Beach
Missouri
Penn
Providence
Virginia
Jacksonville
S.carolina
USC
Ohio State
Minnesota
BYU
Michigan
Clemson
Florida State
Pan-Am
Furman
DePaul
Uw-Milwaukee
Mueller Brandenburg Lead Monday League Totals and Scores
Mueller and Brandenburg top Monday leagues with high series and single-game marks. Standout scores include Mueller 232, Eiserman 223, Brandenburg 232 in turns at Turner Hall, with teams such as Mueller Cheese and Hawley's Livestock posting strong marks in the Pleasure and Classic divisions.
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Mueller
Brandenburg
Hawley
Marion Mueller
Lae Bacon
Paul Paulson
Karl Brandenburg
EA Condon
Bhati
Fred Wirtz
Wirtz
Canon
Red
Martin
Huber
Livestock
Monroe
Swiss Colony
Jetzon
Gempler
Turner Hall
Arnie Koehn
Dave Eley
John Eiserman
Charles Trotter
Eiserman
Trotter
Windy Acres
Advance
Treuthardt Trucking
Mueller Cheese
Studer Super Service
Bauman Kitchens
Mobil Oil
Green Co. Salvage
Snowmobile Derby Winners Listed Across Classes
Multiple riders claimed top spots in junior and men's divisions including Steve Pinnow Orangeville and Neal Franson Freeport among others. Navy announces an 11 game football schedule featuring Penn State Michigan Notre Dame and Army with a Sept 16 home game versus William and Mary.
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Middies
William and Mary
Penn State
Boston College
Michigan
Syracuse
Air Force
Duke
Notre Dame
Pitt
Georgia Tech
Army
Frosh Fall to Crimson Tide at Edgerton
The Monroe freshman basketball team dropped its eighth loss in ten games, 51 to 34 at Edgerton. Rufenacht led Monroe with 13 points and Pat Norton added nine. The Frosh host Jefferson on Monday February 7.
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Monroe
Edgerton
Edgerton Frosh
Haif Rufenacht
Pat Norton
Jefferson
Fourth Place Trophy Up For Grin At Mixed Curling Bonspiel
Eight rinks enter the Mixed Invitational Bonspiel at Alpine Curling Club February 4 to 6 with a unique Udder Event trophy for fourth place. The contest includes Milwaukee Chicago Wausau entrants and finals Sunday at 2 p.m. Visitors welcome.
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Alpine Curling Club
Monroe
Milwaukee
Chicago
Wausau
Udderdy
Matzdorf Honored by Home State for World High Jump
Wisconsin’s Pat Matzdorf, the 1971 Sportsman of the Year, set a world high jump record of 7 ft 6 3/4 in at Berkeley. He earned 25 AP votes in Wisconsin, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar runner up. Matzdorf plans to chase more records, including the Olympics in Munich.
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Matzdorf
Associated Press
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Milwaukee Bucks
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Larry Costello
al McGuire
Marquette University
John Brockington
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Dan Devine
University of Wisconsin
Elroy Hirsch
Marquette
Jim Chones
Badger
Neil Graff
Valery Brumel
Abdul- Jabbar
Bart Starr
Henry Aaron
United States
Sheboygan
Wis
Pat
Peggy
Paris
L'Equipe
Sport
Robert Pariente
L'Equipe-Athletisme
Bill Perrin
Juha Vaatainen
Europe
Dick Fosbury
Arlie Macks Sr
Munich
Women Olympians guarded compound in Sapporo village
At the winter games the women’s Olympic village is a barbed wire compound guarded by gray Japanese guards. Three athletes per suite share a dormlike room with strict access, while men and reporters cannot enter without permission. The open mens village contrasts with this guarded feminine space.
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Sapporo
Jojo
U.S
Janet Lynn
Rockford
Ill
Barbara Brown
Denver
Charley Brown
Barbara
Olympic Committee
Japan
Pre-Olympic Special Hosts Four Olympians
Tonight on NBC TV from Sapporo Japan the Pre-Olympic Special airs 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Peggy Fleming Bill Kidd Art Devion and Terry McDermott host. Film clips from 1924 through 1968 will be shown and the athletes discuss tensions and ideals of Olympians.
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Bill Kidd
Art Devion
Terry McDermott
Sapporo
Japan
Nbc-Tv
Inside the Olympic Village Women Dwell in Secluded Quarters
U S figure skating champion Jojo Starbuck describes stark gender segregation inside the Olympic village with two forbidding nine eleven story brown dorms, only women allowed past the guards while men face strict access limits and constant checks.
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Olympic Village Complex
Jojo Starbuck
U.S
Downey
Calif
Hall of Fame Honor For Bill Lillard Bowler Icon
Hall of Fame veteran Bill Lillard with a lifetime ABC average of 201 and a record six ABC tournament crowns was elected to the American Bowling Congress hall of fame. Bruce Pluckhahn announced the selection after the hall of fame board met over the weekend.
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Bill Lillard
American Bowling Congress
Hall
Bruce Pluckhahn
Hall of Fame Board
Packers Schedule Opens Preseason With Five Games
State Sports ap Briefs reports the Green Bay Packers will open the preseason against Cincinnati on Saturday August 5 at home. They will face the Miami Dolphins August 12 in Miami, then the Houston Oilers August 19 in Houston, followed by a home game against St. Louis September 2 and a road game against the Kansas City Chiefs September 9 in Milwaukee. Dan Devine and Bud Selig note the 8 p.m. Sunday game was chosen to accommodate Brewers series, with both sides ensuring good field conditions.
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Starr says he will retire after 1972 season
Bart Starr, 38, of the Green Bay Packers told The Associated Press he will retire after the 1972 season if he remains physically able to play. In a Monday night interview, the veteran quarterback who led Packers to Super Bowl titles in 1967 and 1968 acknowledged he plans to decide his future definitively after the coming year.
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Green Bay Packers
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National Football Legue
Page Wins Lombardi Dedication Award for 1972
Alan Page of the Minnesota Vikings receives the Vincent Lombardi dedication award from the Wisconsin chapter of the Professional Football Writers Association of America. The banquet at the Pfister Hotel Feb 20 honors Lombardi's spirit, with proceeds to Georgetown University cancer research and tickets at Trophy Athletic Supply.
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Alan Page
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Vincent T. Lombardi
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Pfister
Green Bay
Packers Announce 1972 Preseason Schedule Doubleheader
Green Bay reveal two game slate at Milwaukee County Stadium with teams in last season NFL playoffs. The Midwest Shrine charity game pits the Bears for the 14th year in a row on Sunday night August 27. Brewers vs White Sox game to follow.
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Austrian Ski Team to Withdraw from Sapporo
Austrian officials planned to pull the entire ski squad from the Sapporo Games after the IOC refused to reinstate ace Karl Schranz. They would include Alpine and Nordic teams totaling eight men and six women plus jumpers and cross country skiers.
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Schranz
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