Tech Faces North Carolina In Sun Bowl Showdown
Tex Tech coach Jim Carlen compares NC to Texas as ACC champion Tar Heels bring a strong running game led by Ike Oglesby and a top defensive line. Tech aims to show improved timing after final exams with QB Joe Barnes key to the offense. NC’s Nick Vidnovic and guard Ron Rusnak pace their balanced attack in a 10-1 season. The game airs nationally with kickoff at 11 a.m.
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Bill Klem Award to Gordon and Hilton Honored at Houston Dinner
Veteran NL umpire Tom Gordon will receive the Bill Klem Award as Umpire of the Year at the 13th annual Houston baseball writers dinner on Jan 26. Gorman, 33, has been on the NL staff 21 years and also won in 1964. Rookie Dave Hilton of the San Diego Padres gets the Texas Born Minor Leaguer of the Year award for hitting .315 in 145 games with Alexandria.
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Morris joins 1 000 yard club with nine-yard gain
Miami Dolphins running back Mercury Morris earned entry to the 1 000 yard club with a nine yard gain as NFL Commissioner Rozelle granted the late Christmas present. Coach Don Shula confirmed Morris had joined teammate Larry Csonka among the elite rushing duo.
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Detroit Lions
Cowboy Lyne tops record Winston Rodeo Awards payoff
Oklahoma City reports the largest single rodeo payout as six cowboys share 40 000 in the Winston Rodeo Awards at the National Finals. Phil Lyne George West Texas leads with 15 000 all around and 5 000 calf roping while other champions earn 5 000 bonuses. The program plus expanded 1973 top seven payoffs boosts rewards across bull riding calf roping steer wrestling bareback saddle bronc and team roping.
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Javelina Hunt Planned at Chaparral Area in February
The Chaparral Wildlife Management Area in Dimmit and La Salle Counties will host public javelina hunts on February 3-4 and 10-11. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will issue 200 permits via a public drawing at 10 a.m. January 18 in the John H Rea gan Building in Austin, with applications due by January 15. In the February 1972 hunt, 999 applied, 203 permits were issued, 118 hunters reported, and 34 javelinas were killed. The area covers 15,200 acres and is used for wildlife research amid rising javelina sightings in South Texas.
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Former college athletes to receive awards
Five former student athletes will receive NCAA special awards at the 67th convention in Chicago on January 12 marking 25 years since their graduation. Recipients include Ray R. Evans, Stewart Udall, John Ferraro, Donald Mulder, and John Hopper, with notable careers in sports and public life.
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Tanner to be honored as manager of the year at KC dinner
Chuck Tanner, who steered the Chicago White Sox to 87-67 and a second-place finish in the AL West, will be celebrated at the Kansas City Baseball Awards dinner on January 21 as major league manager of the year.
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Finley vows A’s stay in Oakland after World Series win
Charlie Finley says he made money with the Oakland A’s since moving from Kansas City in 1968. After the A’s defeated the Cincinnati Reds in seven games, he softened on quitting sports and said he will not move the team to New Orleans to use a new stadium for a major league franchise.
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Situp Record Attempt eyed by 8-year-old Knecht
An 8-year-old, Richard Knecht, plans to break the situp world record at Idaho Falls High School. He targets 25,000 situps within ten hours starting at 10 a.m. The current official record is 17,000 set by a U.S. Marine captain in seven hours 27 minutes. Knecht says he unofficially rang up 25,017 in nine hours 21 minutes in a recent trial.
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Miller named Southwest Texas athletic director
Bill Miller long time football coach at Southwest Texas State University is named athletic director to succeed the late Milton Jowers. Miller will retain coaching duties and brings a 53-25-3 record over eight seasons as Bobcat coach. He is a SWT graduate and native of Goldthwaite, Texas.
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Braves Lose McQueen for 1973 Season in Auto Crash
Atlanta pitcher Mike McQueen faces a likely full-year absence after a head on collision in Uvalde Texas. First baseman Jim Breazeale also injured with a fractured ankle and wrist and expected to miss until mid year. McQueen, 22 and 0-5 last season, will be in traction four to six weeks. Breazeale’s ankle cast lasts about three months with no return until June.
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Astro seats sold out for Dec 31 Astro Bluebonnet Bowl
All Astro standing room tickets are on sale for the Dec 31 Astro Bluebonnet Bowl in the Astrodome pitting Tennessee and LSU. The sold out status may set a record, with past crowds peaking at 55,203 in 1969 and the Dome capacity at 52,000. LSU and Tennessee arrive in Houston on Dec 26 for workouts.
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Expo Base Ball Broadcasts In Two Languages
The Montreal Expo broadcasts are available in both French and English. The coverage offers language options for fans and listeners across game programming and related sports updates.
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