NFL coaching carousel shifts as teams prune staffs
Eight NFL clubs begin their march toward the Super Bowl while others shuffle coaches. Philadelphia fires Ed Khayat, St Louis fines Bob Hollway, and speculation grows on J D Roberts and Tommy Prothro. New York Giants extend Alex Webster for 1973 as Wee Willie Beamon announces Jets’ last season.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia Eagles
Ed Khajat
St Louis Cardinals
Bob Hollway
J. D. Roberts
New Orleans Saints
Tommy Prothro
Los Angeles Rams
New York Giants
Dallas
Alex Webster
Wee Ewoank
Bell named top player of the week
Drake forward Dennis Bell earned Missouri Valley Conference player of the week after a strong week. He had 28 points and 14 rebounds in an 83 70 win over Creighton and 20 rebounds with 13 points in a 88 84 defeat at Iowa State. Bell’s season averages include 16.6 points and 14.2 rebounds per game.
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Bell
Drake
Creighton
Bulldogs
Iowa State
Dennis
Howard Stacey
Harry Rogers
St. Louis
Seton Hall
Sammy High
Texas Tech
Cal State
Bakersfield
Larry Christian
West Texas State
Semore Reed
Bradley
Tennssee Tech
John Williamson
New Mexico State
Aggies
University of Texas
el Paso
West Pecos overwhelms Monahans in eighth grade game
Ricky Gonzales led West Pecos JH eighth grade A team with 13 points as WPJH beat Monahans B 51 to 34 in the local gym. Butch Rogers added 12 and Randall Johnson 8 after a 13-4 first quarter, with a strong third period and a late surge in the final quarter.
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Monahans
Butch Rogers
Mike Palomino
Randall Johnson
Pecos
Rogers
Tom Blair
Danny Martinez
Norris Nance
Momihatis
West Pecos Jr. High
Charlie Weinacht
Dayton Whitehurst
Maryland Second as UCLA Tops AP College Basketball Poll
UCLA leads the AP rankings with 880 points as Maryland sits second with 662 after a crowded top tier. Marquette NC State Minnesota Long Beach State Florida State Indiana and Missouri also hold spots in the top 10 while Creighton Michigan and other conference teams post notable results.
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Driesell
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Marquette
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North Carolina
Minnesota
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Indiana
Missouri
Wooden
Creighton
Santa Clara
Ralph Bobak
Fred LaVaron
Henry Wilmore
Ken Brady
Michigan
Western Michigan
1UCLA
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Long Beach St
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt
Houston
Brigham Young
Oral Roberts
Kansas State
Providence
Oklahoma
Alabama
Cincinnati
Fordham
Illinois State
Iowa
Jacksonville
Kansas
Kentucky
Marshall
New Mexico
Penn State
Purdue
St. Louis
San Francisco
South Carolina
Tennessee
Washington
Walt Frazier Rolls in Style on Manhattan Pleasure Drive
Walt Clyde Frazier, Knicks guard, cruises Manhattan in his burgundy Rolls Silver Cloud III. He enjoys driving and keeps the car polished in his midtown lot, while noting the pace of city traffic and subway commutes. He runs Walt Frazier Enterprises handling athlete affairs and was named best dressed by Esquire.
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Eddie
Nicks
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Esquire Magazine
Creation
Atlanta
Crackers
Old Southern Association
Garden
Walt Frazier
Oilers front four may depart after rough season
Houston Oilers defensive end Elvin Bethea and Pat Holmes and tackle Mike Tilleman may not return, with Bethea indicating retirement and Holmes weighing retirement after a 1972 season he calls the worst of his career. Tilleman to test free agency after a contract dispute and option year.
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Saints
Dave Parks
Los Angeles
Carroll Rosenbloom
Rams
Prothro
Houston
Oilers
Houston Oilers
Elvin Bethea
Pat Holmes
Mike Tilleman
Bethea
Oiler
Tilleman
Holmes
Texas Tech
Hassel
Stevens leads Tech to Liberty Bowl win as reserve QB
Georgia Tech quarterback Steven, previously third string, threw three touchdown passes and earned the game's outstanding player honors in a 31-3 Liberty Bowl victory over Iowa State. Eddie McAshan had missed practice earlier in the season and Stevens expressed pride in stepping up as the No. 2. The Jackets finished 7-4-1 with a late TD drive and a blocked two point try keeping the final margin.
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Memphis, Tenn
Jim Stevens
Georgia Tech
Engineering
Iowa State
Eddie
Stevens
Tech
Eddie MccAshan
Yellow Jackets
Kevin McNamara
Bobby Thigpen
Larry Hunt
Yelone
George Amundson
Ke Harris
Amundson
Beau Bruce
Johny Majors
Pittsburgh
Cyclones
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