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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1968
Page
9
UCLA retained the No 1 position as an unanimous pick on all 42 ballots. Villanova jumped from eighth to fifth after a 77 47 win over Catholic University and moved to 5 0. Kansas rose from 11th to eighth after improving to 8 1.
The New Orleans Bucs beat the Houston Mavericks 107-106 after a game ending stretch lasting two seconds. Willie Somerset led Houston with 29 points while Jimmy Jones had 27 for New Orleans.
Jets quarterback Joe Namath named the American Football League's Most Valuable Player and player of the year in AFL coaches poll. Also noted are various sports items from golf to tennis and college football developments across multiple cities.
Montgomery reports both Blue and Gray squads are satisfied with initial full speed workouts for the Saturday showdown.
Minnesota Pipers announce Jim Harding will take a six week rest leave and Vern Mikkelson, the team’s general manager, will serve as interim coach during his absence.
Manny Mota of the Montreal Expos is in good condition at Methodist Hospital recovering from surgery on his left elbow. In Kentucky, Dancer's Image was stripped of first place in the 1968 Derby due to a forbidden medication found in its urine.
Taylor McNeel longtime Baylor defensive secondary coach since 1964 will stay on under new head coach Bill Beall. Beall also retains Ken Casner and Pete McCuley, hires Pat Culpepper from Colorado, and previously worked with McNeel at LSU after Bridgers was fired.
Dallas coach Tom Landry says the Cowboys will have an open quarterback race in 1969 as Don Meredith and Craig Morton compete. Landry praises Morton’s progress and Meredith’s maturity after a 31 20 playoff loss to Cleveland.
Permian defeats Fort Stockton 76 to 66 in a non district basketball game. Byron England leads with 22 points and Richard Garner and Randy Reynolds add 18 each. Fort Stockton’s Dee Broyles scores 15 as the Panthers drop to 11-6.
The Associated Press picks show Oakland placing six players on the 22 man AFL All Star squad led by Buck Buchanan and Lance Alworth as top vote getters. Namath edged Dawson for quarterback with six Raiders and Chiefs sharing top representation. The Western Division dominates with 16 of 22 members, while Buffalo and Miami have none.
Elvin Hayes of the San Diego Rockets becomes the first NBA rookie to reach 1000 points this season. He totals 1037 points at a 30.5 point per game average, leading in both categories. Hayes also ranks among top rebounders with 603 boards.
The ABA's top scorer is Oakland's Rick Barry with 995 points in 8 games, a 35.5 average, through games by Sunday. Connie Hawkins is second with 816 points and a 34.0 average in 24 games. New leaders emerge this week in assists and field goals, while Mel Daniels tops rebounding with 409 boards in 27 games.
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