Texas Tops Draftees In Five Year NFL Survey
A survey of the 1967 to 1971 NFL common drafts shows Texas leading with 287 draftees from its 31 colleges, followed by California and Ohio. The Big Ten produced 182 players, while USC led colleges with 43 draftees and Notre Dame had 37.
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National Football League
State of Texas
Big Ten
University of Southern California
American Football League
NFL
Texas
NCAA
NAIA
California
Ohio
Louisiana
Tennessee
Mississippi
Indiana
Michigan
North Carolina
Florida
Big Eight
Southwestern Athletic
Grambling
Western Athletic
USC
Trojans
Ron Yary
Mike Taylor
Tim Rossovich
Mike Hull
Earl McCullough
Yary
O. J. Simpson
Notre Dame
Houston
Tennessee State
Turnovers Hurt College Teams In Holiday Night Action
Navy fell to 18th ranked Princeton 73 58 as 26 turnovers plagued the Midshipmen. Columbia lost 88 70 to Fordham while South Florida was beaten 98 77 by Florida. St. John’s edged American 83 76 in overtime. Massachusetts beat Connecticut 69 67 and Villanova routed Merrimack 108 77. Cincinnati topped Bowling Green 83 72 and Davidson crushed Richmond 100 66. Buffalo remained unbeaten at home 112 91 over Ohio Northern. Iowa State set a scoring mark 106 85 over Illinois State. Massachusetts won on late free throws over Connecticut 69 67.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
Navy
Columbia
South Florida
Priceton
Fordham
Florida
St. John’s
American University
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Villanova
Merrimack
Hofstra
Manhattan
Purdue
Indiana State
Cincinnati
Bowling Green
Davidson
Richmond
Princeton
Brian Taylor
Ted Manakas
Tigers
Lions
Ken Charles
Gators
Tom Miller
Jerry Hoover
Mel Davis
University of Buffalo
Ohio Northern
Neil Langelier
Iowa State
George Blanda the hard edge of football’s last minutes
Copley News Service profiles George Blanda in Oakland focusing on the Raiders star known for clutch late drives. The 44-year-old veteran, coal town upbringing in Youngwood Pennsylvania, devotion to football, and comfortable stance with fame are explored along with his view on writers, discipline, and life balance.
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George Blanda
Copley News Service
Jack Webb
Copley
Oakland
Calif
Oakland Raiders
Blanda
Branda
Pennsylvania
Youngwood
Raiders
Railway Express
REA
Joe Namath
New York Jets
Namath
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Pro Football
Southwest Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Morgan State
Maryland State
Pacific 8
Green Bay
Bart Starr
John Brockington
Sonny Jurgensen
Washington Redskins
Greg Cluess
Redmen
Kermit Washington
Tory
Ilinois State
Tom QC
Connor
Oklahoma
John Betancourt
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