AFL Signs 36 Million TV Pact Expands Expansion Prospects
The American Football League secured a five year television deal worth about 36 million dollars with NBC starting in 1965, boosting league prestige and enabling expansion. AFL teams will average roughly 900 thousand annually, with guaranteed amounts through 1969, while expansion plans spark interest from groups in Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles Cincinnati Montreal Atlanta and Portland.
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American Football League
National League
National Broadcasting Co
Foss
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Columbus
Montreal
Atlanta
Portland
Ore
NBC
AFL
Honor Deserved for Jack Griffin as Young Man of the Year
Jack Griffin, West Frederick Junior High School physical education teacher and track coach, is named Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce Young Man of the Year. His Frederick Track and Field Club produced world record holders and funded uniforms and travel via a Trojan Trotting Association benefit, though he has long sought Jaycee support. Griffin balances coaching YMCA teams, rec programs, and teaching, with upcoming meets in New York and Baltimore.
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Jack Griffin
Frederick
Griffin
U.S
Jack
Track Club
Maryland Pony Trotting Association
Trotting Association
Jaycees
Hoe We
YMCA
Frederick Recreation Commission
Church
Harlem Stars
Singanore
New York
Philadelphia Inquirer
New York Athletic Club
Louisville
Baltimore
Los Angeles
AFL Clubs Post Profit in 1963 Season
The American Football League reports five of eight clubs profitable in 1963. Kansas City and New York each doubled attendance and revenue, with KC reaching about $1 million in profit, while New York rose 100 percent. Total attendance climbed to 1,274,785 as Buffalo led averages at 30,000 per game.
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ABC
NBC
CBS
New York
Boston
Buffalo
Houston
San Diego
Denver
Oakland
Kansas City
American Football League
AFL
Buffalo Waggtops
Texas
Dallas
Lamarr Hunt
AFL Signs Five Year TV Deal Shocks NFL Officials
AFL lands a five year 36 million TV contract with NBC starting 1965, boosting each of eight clubs about 900 thousand annually. NFL commissioner Rozelle says no plans for a championship game with the AFL while players seek higher preseason pay and pension representation.
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Miami Beach
Fla
National Football League
American Football League
National Broadcasting Co
AFL
NFL
Pete Ro
Hayes Leads Attraction At Millrose Meet At Madison Square Garden
A strong field headlined by Bob Hayes, world fastest human, targets the 60-yard dash and a Millrose record as 15,000 fans pack Madison Square Garden for the Wanamaker Millrose Games. Hayes has tied the indoor 60-yard mark and faces Sam Perry, Bob Mattis, Ed Roberts, Gerald Ashworth, and others in a crowded sprint program. Tom O Hara eyes the mile title, while a deep field contests events including Mottley in the 600, Crothers in the 880, Kidd in the three mile, and O Brien in the shot put with Pennel sidelined by injury.
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NEW York
Bob Hayes
Madison Square Garden
Hayes
al Millrose
Florida A&m
Sam Perry
Fordham
Bob Mattis
Manhattan
Ed Roberts
North Carolina College
Gerald Ashworth
Dartmouth
Aggrey Awori
Harvard
Uganda
Tom O'Hara
Chicago
Loyola
Wendell Mottley
Yale
Mel Sheppard
Toronto
Bill Crothers
Bruce Kidd
Boston
John Thomas
NYU
Gary Gubner
Parry O’brien
John Pennel
Dave Tork
Morgantown
W. Va
Rolando Cruz
Villanova
Adair to Speak at Glade Valley Hot Stove Meet
The Glade Valley Athletic Association hosts the Hot Stove Meet at Walkersville Fire Hall tonight at 6 45. Jerry Adair Orioles second baseman brings Q and A after a business meeting and officer elections. Adair, 26, from Sand Springs Oklahoma, attended Oklahoma University and joined the Orioles in September 1958. He spent two minor league seasons before earning a major league spot and has a .261 career batting average through three seasons.
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Dl Walkersville Fire Hall
Jerry Adair
Baltimore Oriole
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma University
Orioles
Adair
Deadlock in Kansas City over Athletics stadium lease
A negotiating session between Kansas City officials and Charles O Finley on a lease for Municipal Stadium ended in a deadlock. The city rejected Finley two year lease terms while Finley rejected four year options. The AL extended Finley deadline to Feb 15 and warned relocation to Louisville was off limits. Finley consulted with Oakland and said he would risk bankruptcy if terms exceeded two years. City official Jack Headley urged stability for support. No further talks scheduled.
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Kansas City
Charles O. Finley
Municipal
Kansas City Athletics
Finley
Louisville
Oakland
Calif
Athletics
Jack Headley
Headley
Russians win first 1964 Olympic gold in pairs skating
Ludmilla Belousova and Oleg Protopopov upset Germany’s Kilius and Baeumler to take gold, marking the Soviet Union’s first Olympic figure skating victory. Canada’s Wilkes and Revell earned bronze as the U.S. pairs finished fourth. The day opened with a Soviet hockey win and the Olympics formal opening in Innsbruck Austria.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Russia
Ludmilla Belousova
Oleg Protopopov
Germany
Marika Kilius
Hans-Juergen Baeumler
Canada
Debbi Wilkes
Guy Revell
Miss Kilius
Baeumler
United States
Tom Yurkovich
Rochester
Minn
Vivian
Ronald Joseph
Highland Park
Ill
Judianne
Jerry Fotheringill
Tacoma
Wash
U.S
Cynthia
Ronald Kaufmann
Seattle
Yurkovich
Eddie Jeremiah
Hanover
N.H
Victor Yakushev
Jim Westby
Minneapolis
Squaw Valley
Calif
Czechoslovakia
Gary Dineen
Switzerland
Bud Werner
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Billy Kidd
Stone
Egon Zimmerman
Karl Schranz
Soviet Union
Adolph Schaerf
Bergisel
Iran
Paul Aste
Joss Rieder
Avery Brundage
Chicago
International Olympic Committee
Sifford and Jacobs Lead Palm Springs Classic
Tommy Jacobs and Charlie Sifford led the Palm Springs Golf Classic with six under par in round one on courses Eldorado Bermuda Dunes Indian Wells and La Quinta. Palmer and Nicklaus struggled with Palmer shooting 78 and Nicklaus 73 as several players posted under par.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Tommy Jacobs
Charlie Sifford
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Nicklaus
Bob Charles
New Zealand
Bob Goalby
Bob Rosburg
Art Wall Jr
Don January
Doug Sanders
Jerry Pittman
Johnny Pott
Ted Kroll
Tom Nieporte
Bob Harrison
Julius Boros
Chi Chi Rodriguez
San Francisco
Eldorado
Bermuda Dunes
Indian Wells
la Quinta
Sitford
Jacobs
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Bernie Parrish
Cleveland
Braase
Rozelle
Creighton Miller
Millrose Meet
John Brandt
Frederick Optimist
North Martinsburg
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Optimist
West Frederick
Elm Street
Kaycee
Branch McCracken
Indiana
Pat Rupp
Detroit Mich
Rochester, Minn
Roger Christian
Warren, Minn
Sifford and Jacobs
Blue Ridge Oil Company
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