Olga Korbut Named AP Female Athlete of the Year
Olga Korbut, the 17 year old Soviet gymnast from Grodno, won three golds and a silver at Munich and was voted Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year over Billie Jean King and Shane Gould. She faces injury concerns after a December back problem and was reportedly recuperating in the Caucasus at a health resort.
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New York
Olga Korbut
Associated Press
Miss Korbut
Bilhie Jean King
Shane Gould
Australia
Olga
United States
Cathy Rigby
Caucasian
Tskhaltubo
Grodno
Munich
Pro Bowl Captains Named for NFC and AFC Honors
The NFC All Stars chose quarterbacks Norm Snead of the Giants and Billy Kilmer of the Redskins as offensive captains for the Pro Bowl in Dallas. Defensive captains are Mel Renfro of the Cowboys and Merlin Olsen of the Rams. In Miami, John Galbreath's debut as race course president is marked by a horse from his stable breaking the track speed record at Hialeah Race Course.
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Dallas
National Football Conference
All- Stars
Norm Snead
New York Giants
Billy Kilmer
Washington Redskins
Mel Renfro
Dallas Cowboys
Merlin Olsen
Los Angeles Rams
Miami
John W. Galbreath
Hialeah Race Course
Galbreath
Shorter Is Named Top Amateur Athlete of 1972
Frank Shorter, 25, of New Mexico and Yale graduate, wins the Sullivan Award as the nation's outstanding amateur athlete of 1972 with 1,895 points from 1,500 voters. Dan Gable and Micki King place high. Spitz is ineligible due to a no-repeat rule. Shorter recalls starting long distance running to aim for Munich and later winning Pan American trials before Pan American Games success.
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Gainesville
Fla
Frank Shorter
Sullivan
Shorter
Louise
Amateur Athletic Union
Dan Gable
Waterloo
Iowa
Mark Spitz
Micki King
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Michael Burton
Sacramento
Dave Wottle
Canton
Ohio
Munich
Yale
Black Hawks Lead West in 26th NHL All Star Squad
Five Chicago Black Hawks will headline the West Division for the NHL All Star Game at Madison Square Garden on January 30. Tony Esposito, Bill White, Stan Mikita, Jim Pappin, and Dennis Hull join coach Billy Reay on the West roster alongside Barry Gibbs the lone non Hawk first team pick. Mikita makes his seventh All Star appearance, with four West selections making their debuts.
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NEW York
Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Madison Square Garden
Chicago
Billy Reay
Tony Esposito
Bill White
Stan Mikita
Jim Pappin
Dennis Hull
Professional Hockey Writers Association
Hawk
Minnesota
Barry Gibbs
Mikita
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John J. Hayes
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Seltzer
Terre Cement Ait
Pig Tails
Wisconsin
Lover
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Decker
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