Valiant Try Not Enough For OU Vs Washburn Ichabods
Ottawa University’s Braves fall 81 to 68 to Washburn in Wilson Field House, failing to knot the game after lead changes early. Chris Chaney and Bob Lusk lead OU with 18 and 19 points respectively as Washburn’s Harold Brown dominates with 14 of 10 field goals and 4 free throws, while Leonard Conkleton adds 18 points and 16 rebounds for the Ichabods.
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Ottawa University
Topeka
Washburn University
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Tall Blue Monsters
Washburn
Chris Chaney
Ottawa High School
Ottawa
Wilson Field House
Chaney
Bob Lusk
Lusk
Greg Bell
Bell
Harold Brown
Kansas City
Kan
Brown
Leonard
Conkleton
Joe Luebcke
Mike Burke
al Johnson
Tribe
University of Missouri At Kansas City
Emporia State
Bethany
Ottawa High Upsets Emporia in Last-Second Dunk
Ottawa High rallied to a 39-37 road win at Emporia in a tense basketball opener. Bob Thompson, sidelined earlier by a sore foot, drove the length of the court to bank in the decisive layup with two seconds left, sealing the Spartans’ first win at William Allen White Auditorium in years.
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Ottawa
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Cyclones
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William Allen White
EHS
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Ed Browne
OHL
Mike Mueller
Ryssemus
Ambler
Brockus
Mueller
Scheve
Andy Prosper
OJHS Sweeps West in doubleheader rout and clutch win
Ottawa Junior High swept Lawrence West in a basketball doubleheader. The frosh won 63-46 as Shaffer led Ottawa with 16 points and Mendell added eight. the eighth graders edged West 25-20, relying on late free throws to seal the victory.
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Sapp
Deil
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Dickey
Ryan
Cappelletti Wins Heisman Trophy in 1973 Finale
Penn State star John Cappelletti edged Roosevelt Leaks and others to capture the Heisman Trophy for 1973. He piled up 1,057 points from 229 first place votes among 819 voters in New York, with coach Joe Paterno praising his intelligence poise and dependability.
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Penn State
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Texas
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Kansas
Archie Griffin
Ohio State
Joe Paterno
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Lenny Moore
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John Hufnagel
Roger Staubach
Navy
Johnny Rodgers
Nebraska
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