Tech Tar Heels meet in Sun Bowl showdown
Texas Tech coach Jim Carlen calls North Carolina the top test of the season as the 10-1 Tar Heels face the 8-3 Red Raiders in the Sun Bowl. Both teams rely on the run with standout players Ike Oglesby Nick Vidnovic and Ron Rusnak. The game airs at 11 a.m. and features top AP selections Rusnak and Rives.
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Nick Vidnovic
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Ron Rusnak
Associated Press
Donald Rives
Umpire Tom Gordon to Receive Bill Klem Award
Houston AP veteran NL umpire Tom Gordon will be honored as Umpire of the Year at the 13th annual Houston baseball writers dinner on January 26. Gorman, 33, on the NL staff 21 years, previously won the award in 1964. Rookie Dave Hilton of the San Diego Padres earns the Texas Born Minor Leaguer of the Year award for 315 in 135 games with Alexandria last season.
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Tom Gordon
Bill Klem
Houston Baseball Writers Dinner
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Dave Hilton
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Morris earns 1000 yard club entry for Dolphins
Miami Dolphins running back Mercury Morris reaches the 1000 yard rushing milestone after NFL Commissioner Rozelle overturns a nine yard loss on a Morral pass play. Morris finishes the season with 1000 yards, joining Larry Csonka as 1000 yard Dolphins rushers.
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National Football League
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Dolphin
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Csonka
Morrall
Dave Washington
Don Croft
Detroit Lions
Javelina Hunt Set for February at Chaparral Area
The Chaparral Wildlife Management Area in Dimmit and La Salle Counties will host public javelina hunts on February 3 4 and 10 11. TPWD will issue 200 permits via a public drawing at 10 a.m. January 18 in the John H Reagan Building in Austin. Applications must be received by January 15. In 1972 there were 203 permits issued with 118 hunters reporting and 34 javelinas taken.
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la Salle
Parks and Wildlife Department
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Texas
Five former college athletes to receive NCAA awards
Five former student athletes will be honored by the NCAA on the 25th anniversary of their graduation. The group includes Ray R. Evans Kansas City Stewart L Udall Washington DC John Ferraro Los Angeles Donald G Mulder Santa Monica and John D Hopper Harrisburg. They will receive special awards Jan 12 at the NCAA convention in Chicago.
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Los Angeles
Donald G. Mulder
Santa Monica
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Harrisburg
Chicago
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Kansas
Udall
Arizona
Ferraro
University of Southern California
Mulder
UCLA
Hope College
Hopper
Dickinson College
Cowboy Lyne nets largest single rodeo payoff at NFR
At the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City six cowboys shared a record $40,000 through the Winston Rodeo Awards. Phil Lyne of George West Texas won $15,000 as all around champion and $5,000 as calf roping champion. The $40,000 was the final phase of the $105,000 Winston program.
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
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Creswell
Ore
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Surrey
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Joe Alexander
Cora
Wyo
Leo Camarillo
Donald
Roy Duvall
Warner
Okla
Winston
Rodeo Cowboys Association
RCA
United States
Tanner Named Manager Of The Year At Kansas City Dinner
Chuck Tanner, who led the Chicago White Sox to a second place finish in the American League West, will be honored at the Kansas City Baseball Awards dinner on January 2 as major league manager of the year. The Sox went 87-67.
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Chicago White Sox
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Sox
Situp record eyed by 8-year-old boy
An 8-year-old, Richard Knecht, plans a 10 hour situp attempt at Idaho Falls High School gym starting 10 a.m. to break the world record. He targets 25,000 situps, aiming to surpass the 17,006 set by a 30-year-old U S Marine captain.
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Idaho
Richard Knecht
U.S. Marine
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Miller named Southwest Texas athletic director
Bill Miller, SWT head football coach since 1963, is named athletic director to succeed the late Milton Jowers. He will remain as football coach. Miller, 41, has a 53-25-3 record, is a SWT graduate, and is from Goldthwaite.
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Bill Miller
Southwest Texas State University
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Southwest Texas State
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Lone Star Conference
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Braves Lose McQueen for 1973 Season in Accident
Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike McQueen likely cannot pitch all of 1973 after a head on collision in Uvalde Texas. First baseman Jim Breazeale also injured with a fractured ankle and wrist, expected to miss until June. McQueen in traction four to six weeks, Breazeale cast for three months.
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Atlanta Braves
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Jim Breazeale
Uvalde
Tex
Braves
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Methodist Hospital
Houston
McQueen
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Astro seats sold out for Dec 31 Astro Bluebonnet Bowl
All seats in the Astrodome for the Tennessee LSU Astro Bluebonnet Bowl are sold out. The capacity crowd could approach or exceed prior records, with LSU and Tennessee due in for workouts on December 26.
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Tennessee
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Expos Broadcasts Offered in French and English
Montreal Expos base ball games are aired in both French and English, providing bilingual radio and television coverage for fans.
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