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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1986
Page
15
Odessa High School Bronchos opened spring practice with 186 players on the field led by first year head coach Jerry Taylor. Ninety four are incoming sophomores and 11 lettermen from last season joined practice as the team scrimmaging was limited.
Paul Richards 77 died after golfing in Waxahachie. A noted pitcher handler he managed the White Sox and Orioles in the 1950s, led the Orioles early in their AL years, and served as GM for the Colt 45s and Braves. He briefly returned to the White Sox in 1976, finishing with 923 wins.
Sports figure Richards influenced spring training and catcher gear, boosting knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm's teams. He joined the Texas Rangers as a special assistant in 1981 and later oversaw on mound pitcher changes. His methods included lifting workouts during streaks to push players harder.
Dallas coach Dick Motta says L A won't repeat as NBA champions as the Mavericks seek to move within one win of ousting the defending king after winning games three and four in Dallas. Pat Riley downplays Motta's talk while Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Byron Scott stress confidence and needing two wins in three games.
Iowa tackle Mike Haight was picked by the Orlando Renegades as the first selection in the USFL open draft. Haight, 6-3, 275, was also the Jets' No. 1 pick a week earlier. The draft spanned 12 rounds with each team allotted time limits, and Arizona then chose Tony Casillas after Haight.
Permian High School quartet led by Patrick Wilson won the 400 meter relay in 40.95 seconds at the Region I 5A finals, breaking the previous state record. Coach Waymond Griggs praised the performers as juniors Marcus Dixon and Patrick Wilson and sophomores Valdis Coleman and Chris Jackson secured a key victory, with Wilson anchoring the win.
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