Eagles edge OHS in tight 23-21 wrestling dual
Ottawa high school built a 19-0 hole but rallied to within four before Olathe East held on for a 23-21 victory. Randy Hughes pinned Jim Smith late in the first period to seal the win as Ottawa’s other bouts swung between decisions and a tie.
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Olathe
Johnson County
Cyclones
Eagles
Ottawa
Kansas City
Turner
Randy Sible
Paul Stewart
Brad Croucher
Dee Short
Terry Drake
Todd Wolff
Drake
Brewster
Russell Hughes
Craig Yost
Yost
Harold DePriest
Dave Etter
Ottawan
Paul Brown Named NFL Coach Of The Year 1970
NEW YORK AP Cincinnati Coach Paul Brown earned the NFL Coach of the Year honor for 1970 with 79 votes from a panel of sportwriters. He topped Don Shula by two votes, Dick Nolan by nine, after guiding the Bengals to seven straight wins and their first Central Division title in the American Conference. Brown credited his staff and players for the achievement.
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New York
Cincinnati
Paul Brown
Bengals
Associated Press
NFL
Don Shula
Miami Dolphins
San Francisco
Dick Nolan
Brown
la Jolla
Calif
Senior Bowl Showcases Dickey Pastorini in South Defense Duel
North passers Lynn Dickey and Dan Pastorini ready to challenge a South defense loaded with AP All-Americans. The 2nd annual Senior Bowl in Mobile features NBC telecast with a 40,000 crowd expected. South receivers include Chesson and Lewis while North backs include Riggins and Willis. Payoffs: winning team players earn 1500 each, losers 1250, tie 1375.
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Mobile
Ala
Lynn Dickey
Dan Pastorini
Associated Press
Dickey
Kansas State
Santa Clara
Pastorini
Texas
John Sage
Louisiana State
Nebraska
Jack Youngblood
Florida
Rick Kingrea
Tulane
Larry Willingham
Auburn
Ronnie Hornsby
Southeastern Louisiana College
Richard Harris
Grambling
NBC
South
Leo Hart
Duke
Scott Hunter
Alabama
Don McCauley
North Carolina
Dave Abercrombie
Mickey Zofko
McCauley
O.J. Simpson
Hart
Hunter
Wes Chesson
Frank Lewis
David Smith
Mississippi State
Arizona State
J.D. Hill
Southern California
Sam Dickerson
John Riggins
Kansas
Fred Willis
Boston College
Bob Newton
Bob Bridges
Oklahoma State
Newton
Dennis Having
Colorado
Larren Jackson
Missouri
Wee
Ryun Plans Comeback Mile Run In San Francisco
San Francisco AP Kim Ryun world record miler resumes career after 18 months away. He will run the mile at the Cow Palace during the All-American Games indoor meet. Ryun last competed in 1969 and held records from 3:51.1 for the mile and 1:44.9 for 880 yards.
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San Francisco
Kim Ryun
San Francisco Examiner
Ryun
Cow Palace
Dack Tar
America
Kansan
Miami
Fla
Martin Liquori
Villanova
University of Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Bakersfield
Calif
Central Heights JH Splits With Blue Mound Novice Teams
Central Heights Junior High split with Blue Mound on the CH court. The Viking A-team won 40 27 while the B-team lost 24 6. Varsity record 3 1 and JV 1 3. Mike Topp led varsity with 10 points followed by Milchelt 9 Medlen 8 and Wilson 7. Barkdoll scored 3 for the B-team. CH will travel to Prescott Jan 14.
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Central Heights
Prescott
Fambrough Named Kansas Head Coach at Kansas
Don Fambrough, long time Kansas assistant and former Jayhawks lineman, was chosen as head coach after Pepper Rodgers left for UCLA. Rodgers will join UCLA as head coach, with several assistants moving between the schools. Fambrough, 48, plans a winged T offense and will have eight assistants, with five current staff retained.
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UCLA
Rodgers
Tommy Prothro
Prothro
Los Angeles Rams
Fambrough
Charlie McCullers
John Cooper
Larry Travis
Sandy Buda
Floyd Temple
Stinson
Kanas
East Texas State
Wichita State University
Longview
Tex
Kansas
Delfred Few
Fambroughs
Preston
Robert
Texas
D. X. Bible
Longhorns
Georgia Tech
Bowling Scores From Royal League Night Update
Scores show high games by Noah Ransom 177 and 519 series for Royal League with multiple teams listing top 10 and 30 game totals. Notable performances include Wolgast 246 605 for Al Beets and Dengel & Son 225 600, with Baldwin-Ward entries posting 524 and 484 in separate squads.
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Royal League Gambles
Noah
Ransom
Merilman-Gorton
Miller
Robrahn
Pomona Cafe
Evans
Franklin Savings
Chaney
Independents
WrigHt
Kitty Clover
Downey
Everson
AL Beets
Wolgast
Kansas State Bank
K. Cordle
Thursday Night Ladies Beautyland
Hughes
Camron-Towner
Burgoon
Warhurst
Budge
Montague
Foster
Irwin
MacMillen
Bennett
Dodd
Lefler
Horn
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Mars
Uack's
South Main
Ottawa, Kansas
Wolff
North Face
Bill Atessis
CH Jr. High
Christian Bros
Dodson Aviation
Chuck
N. Poplar
Iso
Jayhawks
Henry Shenk
Jayhawk
Lawrence Journal-World
Billy Bell
Penn State
Air Force
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Ers
Jim Plunkett
Stanford
Plunkett
Terry Donahue
Billie Matthews
Dick Tomey
Doug Weaver
Tony Kopay
Jerry Long
Classic League
Briscon
Pyle
Demolay
McClay
Don's Cleaners
Heckert
Fogle Quarry
Snider
Hubbard
Haas
Pepsi-Cola
Burns
Kampschroeder
Anderson
Garstecki
Kansas City Power & Light Company
Brooks
King van Lines
Magnavox
TAC
Magnavox Frigidaire
Cliff Reynolds Western Auto Associate
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