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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1971
Page
6
The Miami area braces for the NFL title game with about 80 000 in attendance and tens of millions watching on TV. Hotels restaurants and local businesses anticipate a multi million impact while snowbirds flock to Florida for the event and weather. Some residents praise the publicity while others gripe about congestion and ticket limits.
The Associated Press tallies Sunday results with Milwaukee 118 over Detroit 100 and Philadelphia 115 over Boston 107. Other notable games include Chicago and New York wins, plus West and East standings shaping toward All-Star week.
Ohio State's Leo Hayden ran for two touchdowns and 75 yards and was named MVP while Michigan's Paul Staroba caught six passes for 66 yards and two scores. Don Moorehead passed for 69 yards and a TD as the North beat the South 39 to 2 in the college all star game. The crowd of 12,000 saw strong Big Ten showings despite foggy conditions and a financial victory for Lions International.
In Mobile Alabama the North beat the South 13 to 3 as Dan Pastorini led the offense with 15 completions for 69 yards and produced a 27 yard field goal. J D Hill scored twice including a 73 yard punt return as Arttee Na State prospects watched a showcase for pro potential. More than 100 NFL coaches scouts attended under cloudy skies.
National League champion Cincinnati attracted an average paid crowd of 20,074 in Houston. St. Louis drew 19,219 and Chicago 19,219 per game, close to the Reds' average.
Bob Lunn won $42,000 first prize in the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open after a sudden-death playoff with Billy Casper. Both tied at 274 after 72 holes. Lunn birdied the 18th in playoff to clinch the title. Casper blamed a camera click on the final regulation hole for tempo loss. Art Wall, Bobby Greenwood, Phil Rodgers, Don January, and Gibby Gilbert also contended.
In Honolulu AP reports Jim Plunkett of Stanford starred for the Stars, completing 12 of 12 passes for 133 yards and scoring the winning TD. Coached by John Ralston, he was backed by Joe Theismann and Rex Kern as Notre Dame and Ohio State players contributed on offense and defense.
A critical column ridicules the Super Bowl as a sunlit sham, arguing the game loses intensity in warm climates. It contrasts Miami and other warm sites with harsher conditions that historically boosted football drama, praising harsh weather as a test of true football spirit.
A federal grand jury session in Cleveland during the Super Bowl inquiry examines possible black-balling, payoffs, and collusion among NFL AFL and other leagues. It discusses the Rozelle Rule and the piton clause as restraints on player movement, with names like Ninowski Barton and Rozelle involved in the probe.
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