Nebraska and USC Earn AP All-America Football Honors
Nebraska stars Johnny Rodgers and Willie Harper headline a 1972 All-America squad that includes USC’s Charles Young and Richard Wood. The 22 man roster also features backfield standout Greg Pruitt of Oklahoma and Penn State's John Hufnagel, with multiple players repeat selections from 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich Glover
Nebraska
Jersey City
Randy Gradishar
Ohio State
Ohio
John Skorupan
Penn State
Beaver
Richard Wood
Southern California
Elizabeth
aYeVe
SWC trio land on AP All America teams
Three Southwest Conference players from Texas Baylor and SMU earned AP All America honors. Jerry Lisemore Texas offensive tackle made first team offense, Roger Goree Baylor ended on first team defense, and Robert Popelka SMU defensive back earned top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baylor
Goree
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Marx
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Moore
Sooners
Texas
Wood
Gradishar
Skorupan
Jones
Associated Press
Southern Methodist
Jerry Lisemore
Lisemore
Plainview
Tex
Roger Goree
Robert Popelka
SMU
Baton Rouge
Popelka
Temple, Tex
Texas Tech Red Raider
Rice Owl
SWC
Roosevelt Leaks
Gary Butler
Rice
Donald Rives
Texas Tech
Charlie Davis
Texas Christian
Edwin Collins
Ron Waederiss
TCU
Travis Roach
Russell Ingram
Alan Lowry
Mike Luttrell
Alvin Maxson
Dallas
Temple
Mike Bayer
Lyle Blackwood
Bruce Gadd
Robert
Big Ten Leaves USOC Move Sparks Olympic Rift
The Big Ten conference votes to drop USOC membership amid NCAA-Wide dispute and Olympic program criticism. Commissioner Wayne Duke says it is not a boycott but aims to spur remedial action while allowing athletes and schools to cooperate individually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Big Ten
NCAA
USOC
Wayne Duke
Duke
SWC Opens Winter Meeting Faces Olympic Committee Withdrawal
SWC members gather in Santa Fe to discuss leaving the U S Olympic Committee and NCAA calls for major reform. The NCAA asks its 700 member colleges to stop funding the 1976 games. A 430 PM CST press conference is planned with athletic directors coaches and faculty to follow. Albuquerque KGGM questions Gov King telegram impact on Texas Tech game telecast in New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
U.S. Olympic Committee
NCAA
SWC
Santa FE
N.M
Albuquerque
KGGM
Bruce King
Texas
Preston Smith
Texas Tech
New Mexico Red Raider
King
Kggmtv
Dan Smith
Wired Smith
Tech
Grover Murray
Lubbock
Tex
New Mexico
All Southland names Tech dominate 1972 team
Louisiana Tech leads with three players on both offense and defense as the 1972 All Southland Conference picks honor Tech and UTA. Fred Dean and John Causey top the voters list, with Ernest Baptist of UTA cited for the third straight year amid selections across offense and defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Carr
Louisiana Tech, Jr
Joe Bowser
Lamar University, Jr
Jack DeGrenier
UTA
All-America football team named by AP for 1972
The Associated Press unveils its 1972 All-America football team with players from USC Nebraska Ohio State Texas Oklahoma Baylor Notre Dame Stanford and others. Notable selections include Charles Young John Hufnagel Otis Armstrong Greg Pruitt Roger Goree Willie Harper and Calvin Jones among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southern California
Nebraska
Johnny Rodgers
Associated Press
Rich Glover
Jerry Sisemore
Texas
Tom Brahaney
Oklahoma
Willie
Charles Young
Fresno
Calif
Omaha
Neb
John Hicks
Ohio State
Cleveland
Ohio
Plainview
Tex
John Hannah
Alabama
Albertville
Ala
Ron Rusnak
North Carolina
Prince George
Midland
John Hufnagel
Penn State
Coraopolis
Otis Armstrong
Purdue
Chicago
Ill
Woodrow Green
Arizona State
Portland
Ore
Greg
Pruitt
Houston
Roger Goree
Baylor
Baton Rouge
Willie Harper
Toledo
Greg Marx
Notre Dame
Redford
Mich
Derland Moore
Poplar Bluff
Rugby comes to Texas at UT Permian Basin
The UT Permian Basin Chargers rugby team announced a 1973 season with workouts and inter-league games. Orientation and practice start December 11 at 5 30 pm in the university administration building. Interested players may contact Dr. Bob Carlson at 362 6301.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Utpb Chargers
Alpine
Texas Rugby Union
Bob Carlson
UTPB
Bob Elmore
Chargers
Carlson
Sul Ross
Austin
UT Austin
Dallas
Denton
el Paso
UTEP
Ft. Sill
Okla
Ft. Worth
TCU
Galveston
UT Medical Branch
Texas A&m
Old-timers Shine in Fifth Go-round at NFR
At the fifth go-round of the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City two veteran saddle bronc riders led memories. Marty Wood of Colorado Springs 30 back from 1939 marked fourth after a rough patch. Cactus Flower 25 showed age won’t end bucking. Ken Welch won saddle bronc with 79 points. Frank Shepperson posted best steer wrestling time 4.1 seconds. In bull riding Sandy Kirby led with 80, others struggled as Phil Lyne again failed to place. Gene Sarazen, aged 70, opened with 79 on Detroit course 50 years after his first PGA title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Marty Wood
Colorado Springs
Colo
NFR
Cactus Flower
Wood
Wall Street
Big Bronc
Jim Shoulders
Henryetta
Oklo
Ivan Danes
Danes
Bobby Brown
Adrian, Tex
Brown
Sandy Kirby
Greenville
Tex
Larry Mahan
Salem
Ore
Spanky Browne
Wilburton
Okla
Phil Lyne
George West
Lyne
Rodeo Cowboys’ Association
Gene Sarazen
Detroit
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pecos Enterprise
Harper
Southern Cal
Rodgers
Brad van Pelt
Michigan State
Trojans
Green
Hicks
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Hufnagel
Chuck Fairbanks
Armstrong
National Football League
Northwest
Young
John McKay
McKay
Brahaney
Hannah
Sisemore
Rusnak
Rives
Glen Gaspard
Malcol Minnick
Louis Kelcher
Randy Braband
Grady Hoermann
ICU
Bruce Henley
Robert Murski
Greg Taylor
University of Texas At el Paso
Harles Seales
North Texas State
Olympics
Southland
Sonny Kennedy
Abilene Christian
Denny Duran
Dexter Bussey
Doug Matthews
Lamar
Enos Hicks
McNeese State
Les Voges
Southwestern Law, Jr
Dave Mackensturm
Arkansas State
Fred Dean
Louisiana Tech
Soph
Ken Jones
Frosh
Hiram Burleson
UTA, Jr
Ken Williams
Joe McNeely
John Causey
Ernest Baptist
UTA, Sr
Billy Blakeman
McNeese State, Jr
Randy Colbert
Rhea Coppedge
Steve Burks
Murski
Tom Reed
Tommy Stewart
John J. Loftis Jr
Humble Oil & Refining Co. Board of Directors
Loftis
United States
Calvin Jones
Washington
San Francisco
Rupert Popelka
Owosso
Western Auto
S. Eddy
Choice
Scalf Fries
T-Bones Decker
Glover’s All Meat
Market Ibologna
Decker
Ishams
Usda Choice
Bill Norton
Mike Lara
Mgr
Western Auto 337
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!