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Newton Kansan in Newton, Kansas

31 Dec 1976

Page 7

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Newton Kansan

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Newton, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1976

Page

7

College challenges professional in battle for basketball ratings

NBC launches 10 straight Sunday college games with Michigan vs South Carolina and Houston vs UCLA while CBS sticks with NBA games through playoffs. NBC touts college crowds as more lively. CBS adds regional NBA slots and a slam dunk contest. ABC schedules Wide World of Sports and golf to attract viewers amid the ratings battle.

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New York NBC Michigan South Carolina Houston UCLA CBS NBA TVS Maryland Knicks Washington Kentucky Boston Celtics Red Auerbach Brent Musburger Don Criqui Gary Bender Jerry Gross Mendy Rudolph Lenny Wilkins Billy Cunningham Dick Enberg Billy Packer ABC
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Bet You Didn't Know Brought To You by Don Ray

A nostalgic column recalls early bowl game names such as the Festival of Palms Game for the Orange Bowl and the Alligator Bowl for the Gator Bowl. It recounts notable events like Dick Moegle’s controversial 1954 Cotton Bowl run and concludes with an aside about a Ford promotion.

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Don Ray Dick Moegle Rice Alabama Moegle
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Gregg named Coach of Year for 1976 NFL season

Forrest Gregg of the Cleveland Browns named AP NFL Coach of the Year after overcoming cancer and guiding the Browns to a 9-5 finish. He edged Chuck Fairbanks of the Patriots in a close vote, noting Lombardi and Landry influenced his coaching path.

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Gregg Coach Cleveland Forrest Gregg Leveland Browns Associated Press Vince Lombardi Green Bay Tom Landry Dallas Texas
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