He's The Pied Piper Of Golf Hero Coach Williams
Houston tale honors Dave Williams, famed golf mentor at University of Houston since 1952. He built a powerhouse program, producing six NCAA titles, funding via the All-American Classic, and mentoring players while praising perseverance and faith. The story traces airline trips, early hardship, and a football culture inspired by golf success.
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Houston
Hill Yeoman
University of Houston
Dave Williams
Williams
Cougars
UCLA
Cape Coral
Fla
General Athletic Fund
Southwest Conference
South Bend
Florida
Colorado Springs
Mad Mike Bell Jumping on Motorcycle Skis Asphalt
Mike Bell known as Mad Mike for skiing asphalt behind a motorcycle shows a new act adding jumping. He speeds up a ramp on his cycle and soars over barriers and lands without a landing ramp, demonstrating his growing stunt versatility.
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Mike Bell
Mike
Bell
Ken Brodnax
Mad Mike Bell to perform at Odessa Raceway Park
West Texas rider known as Mad Mike Bell returns to Odessa Raceway Park near Penwell to attempt to break the 82 mph asphalt skiing record and jump 15 full size cars. He will share the bill with Mike Burkhart and Matt Higginbotham in a fuel funny car match up as gates open at 6 am with eliminations at 1 pm.
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West Texas
San Angelo
Big Spring
Bell
Odessa
Odessa Raceway Park
Penwell
Kenny Brown
Mike Burkhart
Matt Higginbotham
Mike
U.S
Daredevil
Evel Knievel
Super Joe
California
Knievel
UT Defending Golfing Title at Cape Coral
Texas seeks to defend its national college golf title at Cape Coral Florida led by Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite. Crenshaw helped Texas win last year with a closing 65 as the team rallied from a 15 stroke deficit. Kite, a senior, plans to turn pro after college eligibility ends. Teammates include Tony Pfaff Brent Buckman and captain George Tucker.
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Austin
Tony Pfaff
Brent Buckman
George Tucker
WCT To Start 1972 Season
World Championship Tennis opens its 1972 schedule June 27 in St. Louis, a $50,000 event with $10,000 to the winner and $5,000 to the runner up. The circuit includes 11 stops in North America, two in Canada, and two European events, featuring top money winners such as Rosewall and Laver.
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Dallas
St. Louis
Washington
Louisville
Boston
Cleveland
Fort Worth
San Francisco
Montreal
Vancouver
Europe
Canada
Essen
Germany
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Ken Rosewall
Rod Laver
Marty Riessen
John Newcombe
Tok Okker
Cliff Drysdale
Arthur Ashe
Roy Emerson
Bob Lutz
Roger Taylor
Outdoor Texas anglers reel in a busy week on lakes
Channel cats dominated catches at Lake E. V. Spence with many Odessa anglers landing multiple fish. Bill and Mrs. Smith reported 25 channel cats up to three pounds while C. R. Stigen and Joe Phillips from Odessa brought strings up to four and three and a half pounds. Robert Lee and Stanton crews added white bass, striped bass, crappie, and bluegill numbers, with several fish weighing two to five pounds.
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Chris Magee
Lake E. V
Sam Williams
Robert Lee
Sherman Williams
Evelyn Kaplan
Midland
H. E
Kenneth Beasley
Colorado City
Alicia Henderson
Lake Amistad Anglers Report Strong Bass Action Near Del Rio
A large number of good black bass catches have been noted recently at Lake Amistad near Del Rio. Most were made in deep water with plastic worms. White bass run deep near Marker 2. Hotspots and swimming balls prove popular with white bass anglers. Good strings of channel cats and yellow cats on trotlines.
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Lake Amistad
del Rio
Marker 2
Oldest Salt Water Trout Found in West Texas Reservoir
Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists pull a 20 inch three pound speckled trout from Red Bluff Reservoir near Pecos. The seven year old fish is likely one of six originally stocked in 1964 to test saline inland lake survival alongside redfish flounder and pinfish. Hatchery activity reports a May surge shipping tens of thousands of sunfish crappie bass fingerlings to public waters and private ponds.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife
Texas
Red Bluff
Pecos
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Pettie
San Angelo
West Texas
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Little Lady Villescas
Neer
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DO Barn
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Ray
Merino
Jake's Straw
Ida Pink
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Olympia Dan
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Tommy Riggs
Sonna
Above Decks
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Rio
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Teuiella
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Tire and Auto Center
Permian Basin
George Litton
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