Maxwell honored for defensive work
Vernon Maxwell Colts outside linebacker earns AP Defensive Rookie of the Year with 39 of 84 votes. standout rusher with 11 sacks and six forced fumbles helped Baltimore reach its best season since 1977 and solidified Kush's draft pick amid Elway deal controversy.
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Bruce Lowitt
New York
Vernon Maxwell
Baltimore Colts
National Football League
Associated Press
Maxwell
Baltimore
Arizona State
Frank Kush
Colts
Darrell Green
Washington Redskins
Danny Walters
San Diego
Lionel Washington
St. Louis
Gill Byrd
New England
Ronnie Lippett
Greg Townsend
Los Angeles Raiders
Philadelphia
Wes Hopkins
Billy Ray Smith
Atlanta
Mike Pitts
Raiders
Bill Pickel
New York Giants
Terry Kinard
Cincinnati
Ray Horton
Mike Green
John Elway
Denver
Kush
Vernon
Dickerson Wins AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
Rams rookie Eric Dickerson headlines a star rookie cohort by the Associated Press. He set a rookie rushing record with 1,808 yards and carried 380 times as Los Angeles surged from 2-7 to 9-7 and earned a wild card playoff date with Dallas. Marino and Warner trailed with 19 and 3 votes respectively.
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Anaheim
Calif
Eric Dickerson
Associated Press
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Brown
Mike Ditka
Franco Harris
Tony Dorsett
Earl Campbell
George Rogers
Dickerson
Rams
Cowboys
Dallas
SMU
NFL
John Robinson
Miami
Dan Marino
Seattle
Curt Warner
Marino
Warner
Bowl schedule improves
For postseason college football fans the Dec 22 Jan 2 period features 14 bowls plus all star games. The article previews matchups including West Virginia Kentucky Brigham Young Missouri SMU Alabama Penn State Washington Boston College Notre Dame Florida Iowa North Carolina Florida Baylor Oklahoma State and notes historic programs and records as the field narrows toward a national champion.
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Santa Claus
Air Force
Mississippi
Tennessee
Maryland
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Fullerton State
Penn State
West Virginia
Kentucky
Mountaineers
Don Nehlen
Bear Bryant
Wildcats
North Carolina
Brigham Young
Missouri
Warren Powers
Nebraska
BYU
Washington
Nittany Lions
Joe Paterno
Pasadena
Honolulu
Boston College
Notre Dame
Gerry Faust
Vatican
Minnesota hires Holtz from Arkansas to coach Gophers
Lou Holtz, former Arkansas coach, becomes Minnesota’s new football coach for the 1983 season after resigning with personal reasons. He arrives with a 60-21-2 record at Arkansas and prior NFL coaching experience, aiming to lift a 1-10 Golden Gophers from recent heavy losses.
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Curt Brown
Minneapolis
Lou Holtz
University of Arkansas
University of Minnesota
Associated Press
Holtz
Golden Gophers
Rice University
Minnesota
Nebraska
Arkansas
New York Jets
National Football League
William and Mary College
North Carolina State University
Razorbacks
Oklahoma
Arkansas Hall of Fame
Associated Press Southwest
Mary Decker leads 1500m title bid at World Champs
Mary Decker closes out her 1500meter gold medal effort ahead of Zamira Zaitseva at the World Track and Field Championships held in August. Decker, Sports Illustrated Sportswoman of the Year, may seek gold in both the 1500m and 3000m at the 1984 Olympics. Related story and photo on Page 20.
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Mary Decker
Zamira Zaitseva
Decker
Sports Illustrated
Lady Bronchos, Mojo seek league win at PHS
Odessa High and Permian girls battle for their first District 4-5A win tonight at the PHS field house with an 8 p.m. tipoff. The Lady Panthers look to rebound after a 65-31 home loss to San Angelo while Permian trails 59-51 in Big Spring.
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Permian
PHS
Lady Panthers
San Angelo
Big Spring
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Mojo
Midland Lee
Midland High
Abilene Cooper
Abilene High
Lee
Cooper
Abilene
OHL
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