Ben Davidson's KC Fans Keep Mailman Busy
Oakland Raiders defensive end Ben Davidson, 6-foot-8 and 280 pounds, reveals hate mail from Kansas City fans after a controversial 17-17 tie with the Chiefs. He recalls the penalty on Len Dawson and Otis Taylor’s confrontation, then notes the upcoming nationally televised rematch and the teams' 7-3-2 records. Davidson has taped the taunting letters to the Raiders locker room wall.
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Ben Davidson
Mailman
Oakland
Kansas City
Oakland Raiders
Davidson
Chiefs
Len Dawson
Raiders
Dawson
Otis Taylor
George Blanda
Willie Lanier
Stanford University
John Madden
Big Ben
Wylie Easy Pick As Big 8 Top Sophomore
Joe Wylie of Oklahoma and Joe Blahak of Nebraska were named the Big Eight's top sophomore offensive and defensive players for 1970 in an AP- sportwriters poll. Wylie led the league in rushing as a soph, averaging 6.2 yards per carry for 994 yards and 13 TDs while adding 90.4 rushing yards per game and contributing as a receiver and punter. Blahak, a Nebraska defensive back, was runner up for the defensive honor, with six interceptions and strong participation in the conference standings.
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Kansas City
Joe Wylie
Wylie
Oklahoma
Buies
Tell Chins
Sewahidi
Kansas
John Riggins
Joe
Joe Blahak
Nebraska
Blahak
Texas
Arkansas
Sooners
Riggins
Johnny Rodgers
Colorado
John Stearns
Willie Harper
Charles Clarington
Kansas State
Lee Stover
Oklahoma State
Bill Kosch
Brown Still Leads Rushers
National Football League figures show Larry Brown of Washington leading in rushing with 996 yards after 134 yards against New York. Ron Johnson of the Giants tops total offense with 1,879 yards, edging Brown who has 1,904 including his receiving yards. Brodie and Lamonica continue to lead aerial totals in their conferences.
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Larry Brown
Ron Johnson
NFL
Brown
Washington
Dallas
Johnson
Giants
Buffalo
San Francisco
John Brodie
Oakland
Daryle Lamonica
Bowling Bits Week in Review at Local Alleys
Top bowler for the week ending December 4 was Sue Wolgast with a 211 game and 567 series. Team leaders included Royal T Lanes with an 838 game and Alexander Doyen with a 2,375 series. Daily highlights feature high games and series, first-place standings across venues, and a long list of splits converted by numerous bowlers.
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Hazel Liegerot
Sue Wolgast
Royal T Lanes
Alexander Doyen
Maxine Emerson
June Hettler
Lee’s Cafe
Lee's Cafe
ILGWU
Alexander-Doyen
HLD
Lee Sisters
Maxine Ainsworth
Beautyland
Anderson Carpet
Irwin
Royal T
Bent Fender
Maxine Lichtenberger
Helen Conrad
Marlene Ferguson
Billie Leach
Clarice Denge
Chris Campbell
Mildred Barger
Shirley Bell
Naomi Fritts
Chaka Griffin
Clara Griffin
Marie Cox
Carter seals Louisville win with late steal over Dayton
Larry Carter forced a turnover at midcourt in the final two seconds and drove for the winning basket as Louisville defeated Dayton 72-71. Dayton had tied the game at 70-70 with two minutes left before Carter's decisive play.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
Larry Carter
Louisville
Dayton
Carter
Missouri Valley Conference
Cardinals
Flyers
Ohio
al Bertke
Don Denaher
Tom Crosswhite
Ron Thomas
New Mexico
Wes Unseld Stars In Bullets 127 Bucks 97 Win
The Baltimore Bullets defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 127 to 97 as Wes Unseld led with 2 points 18 rebounds and nine assists surpassing Lew Alcindor. Jack Marin scored 3 as Boston Seattle Portland and other NBA teams won in a busy round at Madison Square Garden. Havlicek led Boston with 29 points.
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Lew Alcindor
Baltimore
Wes Unseld
Unseld
Bullets
Alcindor
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks
National Basketball Association
Jack Marin
Boston
Seattle
Portland
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Atlanta
San Francisco
Detroit
Virginia
Denver
Indiana
New York Nets
New York
Madison Square Garden
American Basketball Association
John Havlicek
UK Star Larry Steele Suffers Thumb Fracture
Lexington AP report says Kentucky starter Larry Steele fractured his right thumb in Wednesday practice and will miss at least two weeks. Also in AP briefs Roberto de Vicenzo and Vicente Fernandez beat Billy Casper and Gary Player 67 to 6 in an exhibition ahead of the El Grafico Masters in Buenos Aires. Bill Burnett wins Kern Tips Memorial Award as SWC's top senior football player.
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Larry Steele
University of Kentucky
Wildcats
Buenos Aires
Roberto de Vicenzo
Vicente Fernandez
Argentina
Billy Casper
United States
Gary Player
South Africa
Olivos Club
Dallas
Bill Burnett
Arkansas
Wednesday
Kern Tips Memorial
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New Service Department
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Philo Color TV
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Alr Onde
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Moon
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S. Walnut
Williams
Royal Apollo
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