Seattle eyes Dorsett trade impact on 1 000 yard season
Seattle general manager John Thompson recalls the 1976 deal that sent Tony Dorsett to Dallas for four draft picks. The Seahawks used the selections to land Steve August Terry Beeson Tom Lynch and Duke Fergerson. Thompson says another such trade could help Seattle again.
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Evansville plane crash claims Evansville team. Rupp dies at 76
A chartered DC-3 carrying the University of Evansville basketball squad crashed in fog and rain after takeoff near Evansville, killing all 31 aboard. Adolph Rupp, longtime Kentucky coach, died at 76 after a cancer battle. Green Speed and Governor Skipper named Trotter and Pacer of the Year in harness racing. Davis Cup quarter final saw India beat South Korea 4 1. Ingemar Stenmark dominated World Cup slalom for sixth win. Mark Roth posts 105,583 earnings in year. Seattle Slew named 1977 Horse of the Year.
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Crashes Claim College Teams In Flight Disasters
The chartered plane carrying the University of Evansville basketball team crashed in fog and rain after takeoff at Dress Regional airport killing fourteen players and the coach along with fourteen others. Past crashes include Marshall University football in 1970, Wichita State football in 1970, and California Poly San Luis Obispo football in 1960, all with heavy fatalities.
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Evansville basketball coach and players die in charter plane crash
In Evansville Indiana a charter DC 3 crashed in flames killing fourteen players, coach Brad McCutchan, coach Bobby Watson, and nine other team members on their way to a game in Tennessee. The tragedy marks a devastating loss for the University of Evansville basketball program built by McCutchan over three decades.
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Evansville basketball crash leaves 24 dead
McCutchan and Evansville officials mourn 24 Aces players and staff lost in a plane crash. Figures include former greats Jerry Sloan and Don Buse, with survivors and colleagues expressing shock and grief over the tragedy and its impact on families and communities.
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Bart Starr Drafted In Seventeenth Round In 1956
Bart Starr, renowned as Green Bay Packers great quarterback, entered the NFL as a seventeenth round pick in 1956 shaping a storied franchise era through leadership and multiple championships.
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