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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1979
Page
2
Troy Grace of Ottawa High earned Player of the Week honors after 22 points and over a dozen rebounds in losses to Schlagle and Turner. His best game came Friday against Turner with 14 points and eight rebounds keeping OHL competitive against the league favorite.
Lyndon Tigers forward Ron Neilson named Area Player of the Week after a 53 51 upset of Burlington. He scored 16 points, tied the game with a late free throw, then grabbed the rebound and scored the winning points as the No. 2 3 A team fell short.
Garnett and DeSoto clash ended in a 52-46 Bulldogs win as John Young and Denis Rockers dominated the boards with 54 rebounds between them. Rockers and Tate led scoring with 16 points each while Garnett’s Todd Craig added 13 off the bench. Garnett remains 1-4 in league play and 1-6 overall.
The Big Eight will require referees slated for regionally televised Saturday games to be at the site the night before after two officials could not reach Oklahoma at Missouri's Saturday match in Columbia due to a heavy snowstorm. Commissioner Nevias said the change aims to lessen weather-related officiating disruptions. Oklahoma coach Dave Bliss said substitutes lacked college credentials and the decision time would improve with advance notice.
The Cowboys and Steelers enter Super Bowl XIII with half their rosters different from three years earlier. Key changes include Stallworth replacing Lewis and Grossman replacing Brown for Pittsburgh, while Hill replaces Richards and Dorsett replaces Pearson for Dallas. Team personnel shifts highlight the matchup as both squads recalibrate around new stars.
National Football League coaches picked the Pittsburgh Steelers to dethrone Dallas Cowboys in this week's Super Bowl. A Miami News poll of 23 coaches showed 17 predicting Pittsburgh and six predicting Dallas. Several coaches offered opinions praising Bradshaw and the Steelers defense, while a few favored Dallas.
AP report details prize money for Steelers and Cowboys players, with $18,000 for winners and $9,000 for losers. It notes each team has earned $14,000 in postseason money so far and previews the halftime fantasy map show produced by Robert Jani Productions. Also mentions Gulf Stream Park’s $65,000 Super Bowl Handicap and a 30 by 15-foot football replica, plus players Preston Pearson and Marv Fleming tying Super Bowl appearances. A Miami Dolphins reunion fundraiser for the Don Shula Scholarship Foundation is planned.
A federal judge blocked Chuck Fairbanks from signing a coaching contract with the University of Colorado while he remains under NFL obligations to the New England Patriots. The injunction preserves the Patriots’ contract while allowing ongoing litigation over alleged interference by Colorado officials and boosters. The ruling cites potential irreparable injury to the Patriots and notes recruitment efforts while under Patriots pay.
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