Pro Bowl hosts NFC comeback thanks to Mike Special pass
NFC quarterback Mike Boryla whips the home recipe Mike Special for two late touchdowns to beat the AFC 23-20 in New Orleans. Jim Hart and Mel Gray also key on the Hart Special as four Pro Bowl records fall including Billy Johnson’s 90-yard kickoff return.
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Kevin McKean
Associated Press
NEW Orleans
Mike Boryla
National Football Conference
Boryla
Mike
Philadelphia
Eagles
Hart
Jim Hart
St. Louis Cardinals
James Harris
Los Angeles Rams
Harris
Archie Manning
Steve Bartkowski
Atlanta
Minnesota
Fran Tarkenton
Roger Staubach
Dallas
Institute
Billy Johnson
Terry Metcalf
Metcalf
Mel Gray
Gray
Johnson
Mel Renfro
Houston
John Jameson
Jan Stenerud
AFC
Renfro
Dan Pastorini
Aggies Rally Past Rice to Stay Alive in SWC Race
Texas A&M freshman Karl Godine and Jarvis Williams scored 18 each as the Aggies beat Rice 85-77 in College Station to move to 5-1 in SWC play, one-half game behind Texas Tech. Baylor beat Arkansas 84-81 in Waco to leave both teams 4-4. SMU topped Houston 87-75 and TCU beat Texas 73-70 to firm positions in the standings.
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Jarvis Williams
Texas A&m
Rice
College Station
Williams
Aggies
Denner
Freeman
Texas Aggies
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Waco
Texas Tech
Karl Godine
Shelby Metcalf
A&m
Austin
Texas
Ozarks
Baylor
Heart O’ Texas
Arthur Edwards
Southern Methodist
Houston
Texas Christian
Godine
Owls
Carroll Dawson
Dawson
Eddie Sutton
Sutton
Dallas
SMU
Bob Arnold
Sonny Allen
Arnold
TCU
Johnny Swaim
Ricky Hensley
Hensley
Tech
Hall of Famers span four decades in Pro Football Hall vote
Canton honors Jim Taylor Ray Flaherty and Len Ford for four decades of impact. Flaherty mentored Redskins in the late 1930s and early 1940s Ford powered Browns to seven divisional titles in the 1950s Taylor transformed the Packers in the 1960s retiring as No 2 rusher and 83 TDs inducted July 24 in Canton Also note Supreme Court Justice John Stevens once represented Charley Finley owner of the Oakland A’s in a separate item.
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Canton
Ohio
Jim Taylor
Ray Flaherty
Len Ford
Flaherty
Washington Redskins
Ford
Cleveland Browns
Taylor
Erful
Green Bay Packers
U.S. Supreme Court
John Stevens
Chicago
Charley Finley
Oakland As
U S Women Ski Team Falters in Final World Cup Races
The U S women alpine skiers posted a poor showing in the last two World Cup events before the Olympics in Innsbruck with no finish in the second race for any of the six U S entrants. Cindy Nelson led American hopes by finishing 22nd in the giant slalom and disqualification in the special slalom.
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U.S
Innsbruck
Austria
United States
Lise-Marie Morerod
Miss Morerod
Kranjska Gora
Yugoslavia
Rosi Mittermaier
West Germany
Cindy Nelson
Lutsen, Minn
Miss Nelson
Miss Mittermaier
Leslie Leete Smith
Killington
Mary Seaton
Hancock
N.H
Jamie Kurlander
McAfee
N.J
Susie Patterson
Sun Valley
Idaho
Maggie Crane
Plymouth
America
Zwiesel
Baseball players plan to play out options
An attorney for club owners says many players will exercise options if a federal arbitrator’s ruling stands, potentially making them free agents. MLBPA attorneys argue contracts aren’t renewed until March, while owners contend Seitz’s ruling endangers the reserve clause.
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Robert Macy
Kansas City
Louis L. Haynes
U.S. District Court
John W. Oliver
Major League Baseball Players Association
Peter Seitz
Andy Messersmith
Dave McNally
Warren Giles
National League
Association
Marvin Miller
Warriors Beat Bucks as Barry Manages Scoring Spree
Rick Barry complains about his scoring load after 28 points helped the Golden State Warriors defeat Milwaukee 115-104 to extend their lead in the Pacific Division. Phil Smith had 25 and Gus Williams 20 in a strong team effort.
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Milwaukee
Rick Barry
Golden State Warriors
Warriors
Barry
Williams
Bucks
Elmore Smith
Charles Dudley
Golden State
Bob Dandridge
Brian Winters
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Lawrence McCutcheon
Los Angeles
Harold
Ray Guy
Superdome
Guy
NFC
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Sten
Erud
Pastorini
Cliff Branch
Oakland
Detroit
Charlie Sanders
Pittsburgh
Jack Lambert
Burrough
Jim Bakken
Ken Anderson
Chuck Foreman
Jim Ryan
Jim
John Walker
Filbert Bay
Rosey Greer
Richard Moss
Seitz
Messersmith and McNally
NBA
Raul Florez
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