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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1970
Page
10
Leonard Hardman and the Norwalk staff sponsor a five week program at Norwalk junior high gym.74 youngsters in grades five through ten joined Saturday sessions from 9 to 11 30 a m to learn ball handling dribbling and shooting with two sessions left.
The Bengals select Penn State pass rusher Mike Reid as their first pick while the Browns take Purdue quarterback Mike Phipps in the early rounds. Both clubs hail the selections as strong fits with Reid expressing happiness about landing in Cincinnati.
Pro teams bypassed major talent in seven rounds of a 17 round draft session, with six first round picks from small colleges. Terry Bradshaw of Louisiana Tech was selected by Pittsburgh as the first overall pick, the first small college player to lead a pro draft. Other small college selections followed by New Orleans, Houston, Green Bay, San Francisco, Oakland, and Cincinnati, plus notable names from Notre Dame, Purdue, Utah State, and Baylor. A surprising run included four players from Southern University in the first four rounds and 182 players chosen over two days totaling 10 hours and 59 minutes.
A wide set of college basketball results shows Temple topping George Washington 90 72 and Penn State prevailing 83 Cornell 67. Other winners include Bates 78 Coast Guard 60 Pratt 41 Williams 81 Trinity Conn. 69 and Valparaiso 75 Dartmouth 73. Rutgers 61 Niagara 105 Brockport 60 Slippery Rock 102 Clarion 86 Penn 76 LaSalle 67 Vermont 72 St. Michael's 57. Florida State 89 Jacksonville 83 Beckley 101 Salem 77 Citadel 81 Maine 63 Pikesville 90 Berea 84 Davidson 87 W. Virginia 82 TCU 82 Arkansas 68 Baylor 47 Texas Tech 46 Rice 68 Texas A&M 58 North Texas 93 Tulsa 77 Bishop 91 Austin College 64 New Mexico St. 88 W. Texas 65 Texas 96 SMU 83 Cincinnati 96 Wichita St. 78 Toledo 73 Kent St. 47 Manchester 82 Marion 76 DePaul 75 Indiana 70 Marquette 60 Wisconsin 1.
Former middleweight champion Emile Griffith faces Doyle Baird of Akron in a 10 round bout with the winner set for a title try. Griffith seeks to reclaim the title after two previous reigns. Baird hopes for a career changing win and a possible shot at Nino Benvenuti.
Heisman winner Steve Owens watched as the 1970 NFL draft began with Mike McCoy taken by Pittsburgh. Owens lingered at the Walter Camp dinner before Detroit drafted him after several other first round names like Terry Bradshaw and Jim Files.
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