Tarkenton drives Vikings to Super Bowl in Dallas
Fran Tarkenton led the Minnesota Vikings past the Dallas Cowboys 27 1 in the NFC title game to reach Super Bowl VIII against Miami. Tarkenton threw long for John Gilliam and Minnesota’s defense intercepted Roger Staubach four times, ending Dallas’s run and fueling the Vikings momentum.
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Eagles win consolation final in Lamesa tourney
Pecos beat Fort Stockton 56 to 53 to claim the consolation final in the Lamesa Basketball tournament. Don Walker led Pecos with 11 points and earned a spot on the all tournament team. Earlier Pecos defeated Kermit 59 to 55 to reach the final.
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Holiday hosts rule in college basketball tournaments
Multiple top ranked teams won holiday home tournaments led by UCLA in the Bruin Classic. Maryland Milwaukee New Mexico Nevada Las Vegas Temple Hawaii Manhattan Davidson and Detroit captured titles while Missouri and USC also took regional wins. Notable performers included Tom McMillen Bernard Hardin Ricky Sobers Joe Anderson Bill Campion Owen Wells Riley Dotson and Tom Henderson. The Eagles of Fort Stockton prepare for a Tuesday game after a district win over Andrews.
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Owen Wells
Riley Dotson
Gary Link
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Iowa State
Southern California
Oklahoma City
Oral Roberts
Washington
Oregon State
Portland
Ore
Quebec Olympic Training Team to Face USA Women At Pecos
The Olympic Training Team of Quebec travels to Pecos High School to play the USA National Championship Women’s Volleyball team. The match, Friday at 7 p.m., has tickets at 1.25 with no advance sales. The Canadian squad, coached by the 1972 French Olympic coach, prepares for the 1976 Games in Quebec. The Houstonium are NCAA DSBVA champions with five straight national titles and feature Olympic stars Mary Jo Peppler Marilyn McReavy and Lou Sarah McWilliams.
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Texas Freshman Surge Powers 77-65 Victory Over Army
Texas Longhorns snap a nine game slide with a 77-65 win over Army as freshman Tom Weilert delivers a 7-point burst in four minutes. The SWC’s busy week yields many seconds and thirds but no titles. Conference play starts mid January as Rice faces Hawaii, and Texas Tech meets Utah State in an early week game.
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Dolphins eye third straight Super Bowl title
MIAMI AP The Dolphins thunder to a 27-10 win over the Oakland Raiders to take the American Conference crown and advance to Super Bowl VIIIII. Larry Csonka ran 117 yards with three touchdowns as Minnesota earned a berth with a 27-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys for the NFC crown. Coach Don Shula seeks a place among legends, aiming for more NFL title game appearances.
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Swann Wins Pop Warner Award at West Coast
Lynn Swann, USC All American wide receiver, won the 26th Glenn Pop Warner Award as the West Coast’s top senior football player. The 21 year old Foster City native was announced as the winner by a panel of sports writers who named him over UCLA tailback James McAlister by a narrow margin.
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Detroit coach Ray Scott tries to pull Pistons together
Detroit shocked Milwaukee 99-? behind a shuffled lineup with George Trapp at forward and John Mengelt at guard. Dave Bing scored and Bob Lanier added 29 as Kareem Abdul Jabbar led Milwaukee with 30. Hawks beat Cavaliers 99-94 and Knicks routed Kings 102-85.
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Year in sports awards wrap 1973 oddities
A compact roundup of humorous and pointed sports awards for 1973. Notable nods go to Gordon Howe returning to the ice with sons, Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals defeating Bobby Riggs, and George Foreman clashing with Howard Cosell. Also noted are quirky honors for the Sooners, the San Diego Padres, and political figures like Kissinger and Nixon watching games.
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