Ottawa High football season ends in 8-1 fade from playoffs
Ottawa Highs 1972 grid season finished 8-1 and won a third straight East Kansas League title but missed the state playoffs by one playoff point. Coach Bud Wheeler praises the offense featuring a wishbone, notes strong late run and record rushing average, and highlights depth in seniors and improving underclassmen as they look to 1973.
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Roy Jackson
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Keith Kramer
Terry Drake
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Missouri Tigers ready for Big Eight clash at Oklahoma
Missouri coach Al Onofrio voiced confidence ahead of the Big Eight showdown with Oklahoma after a solid workout. The Tigers, who stunned Notre Dame and Colorado, expect Oklahoma to counter with a sharper passing attack while Iowa State and Nebraska build up for their own clashes.
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Colorado Voters Reject 1976 Winter Games Funding
Colorado voters statewide voted to cut state funds for hosting the 1976 Winter Games in Denver. With 1,253 of 2,045 precincts reporting, 343,832 ballots favored stopping funds while 232,159 supported continuing funding. Gov. John Love and U S Olympic Committee president Clifford Buck reacted to the results, noting cost fears and potential consequences for the state and nation. Opposition, led by Citizens for Colorado's Future, celebrated as opponents argued the games would cost too much and spur growth.
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Hockey Arena Defeated At Polls
OLATHE Kan AP A proposed Johnson County tax on restaurants and motels to fund an 18000 seat hockey arena was defeated 54184 to 33715. The plan backed an NHL franchise for 1974 with a 1 to 3 percent receipts tax for up to 50 years, limited to 1 percent and five years by pledges.
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