Four repeaters named to AP All-America football team for 1977
Four players repeat on the 1977 AP All-America squad led by Earl Campbell and Doug Williams of Grambling State. Williams, the NCAA yardage and TD leader, is one of the first Grambling stars on a major national team. The list includes Terry Miller, Ross Browner, Jerry Robinson, and Dennis Thurman, with Williams breaking single season and career passing records. The team will be showcased on NBC’s Christmas special.
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Herschel Niseenson
NEW York
Associated Press
Earl Campbell
Texas
Doug Williams
Grambling State University
Williams
Grambling
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Terry Miller
Oklahoma State
Ross Browner
Notre Dame
Jerry Robinson
UCLA
Dennis Thurman
Southern California
Temple University
Tokyo
Tulsa
Bill Anderson
Dennis Shaw
San Diego State
Florida
John Reaves
Steve Ramsey
North
Texas State
Bob Hope
Nbc-Tv
Campbell
Longhorns
Miller
Ken MacAfee
Adelaide boy fails to win high jump but safe
No regular fall guy David Payne, 12, a Hillcrest Primary School student in Adelaide, dives into sponge mats head first and comes up smiling after a high jump attempt. He didn’t win but lives to tell the tale, captured in an AP Laserphoto.
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David Payne
Hillcrest Primary School
Adelaide
Australia
Seattle Slew Eyes Return to Racing at Belmont Park
Seattle Slew, a 3-year-old Triple Crown winner, trains at Belmont Park amid debate over his Horse of the Year chances. Owner Mickey Taylor says a late December start at Aqueduct is possible, with plans for three races at Hialeah including the February 18 Hialeah Turf Cup.
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ED Schuyler JR
New York
Mickey Taylor
Seattle
Belmont Park
J.O. Tobin
Hollywood Park
Taylor
Hialeah
Florida
Slew
National Turf Writers
Daily Racing Form
Thoroughbred Racing Association
Mixed Teams Golf Pros to tee off in new format
America's top male and female golfers enter the $200000 Mixed Team Championship at Bardmoor Country Club in Largo Florida. The 72hole event features 54 two person teams from Thursday with a format pairing drives and second shots on each hole followed by alternate play on the chosen ball.
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Bob Green
Largo
Fla
America
Tom Weiskopf
Jan Stephenson
Bardmoor Country Club
Weiskopf
Lanny Wadkins
Laura Baugh
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Jo Ann Washam
Doral
Rodriguez
Washam
Palmers
Arnold
Sandra
Mutt and-Jeff
Lee Trevino
Carol Mann
Hale Irwin
Jane Blalock
Ben Crenshaw
Judy Rankin
Bill Kratzert
Beth Solomon
Jerry Pate
Hollis Stacy
Curtis Strange
Nancy Lopez
Gene Sarazen
Patty Berg
Cbs-Tv
Rockets Top Knicks as Reid Leads rookie start
Houston rookie Robert Reid, starting on five minutes notice, scored a career high 22 points to spark the Rockets to a 120-103 win over the New York Knicks. The victory ended Houston’s six game skid and avenged Monday’s loss. Reid cited defense as the key factor.
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Houston
Robert Reid
Tom Nissalke
Reid
Rockets
National Basketball Association
New York Knicks
Knicks
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Ozzie Newsome
Alabama
Arizona State
John Jefferson
Western Athletic Conference
Chris Ward
Ohio State
Dennis Baker
Wyoming
Mark Donahue
Michigan
Leotis Harris
Arkansas
Pitt
Tom Brzoza
Kentucky
Art
Brad Shearer
Dee Hardison
North Carolina
Penn State
Randy Sidler
Robinson
Geroge Cumby
Oklahoma
Mike Woods
Cincinnati
Cumby
Thurman
Zac Henderson
Bob Jury
Pittsburgh
Joe Greene
Pittsburgh Steelers
Greene
Donny Shell
Bennie Cunningham
Steelers
L.C. Greenwood
John Banaszk
Boca Raton, Fla
Bill Davis
Old Westbury
N.Y
Davis
Boca West Country Club
Green Bay Packers
Sylvania
Catalina
Eureka Power
Bassett
Catalina Royal
Speed
Enites
Gufcraep
White
Purchard
Ical
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