High priced stars suffer injuries in NFL wave
AP Sports Writer Bruce Lowitt reports a season surge of injuries across the NFL as top quarterbacks Jim Plunkett Steve Bartkowski Terry Bradshaw and Greg Landry plus others like Roger Bernhardt Woody Green Paul Seal Jeff Winans Jim McFarland Randy Crowder John Teerlinck Mel Phillips Tom Mitchell Jon Staggers Roger Carr Emerson Boozer Otis Armstrong Nick Buoniconti Manny Fernandez and more are sidelined or risk surgery. Plunkett faces possible repeat surgery Bartkowski dislocated elbow Bradshaw to miss time and Munson also out with torn cartilage.
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Saints fire coach John North after fifth straight loss
New Orleans owner John Mecom Jr dismissed head coach John North following a 35-21 defeat to San Francisco and a 38-14 loss at Los Angeles. Interim coach Ernie Hefferle will guide the team temporarily as Mecom vows to hire the best available head coach for 1976. The Saints have won only one game since North took over in 1973.
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Sparky Anderson Named NL Manager of the Year in Landslide
AP report records Sparky Anderson winning the National League Manager of the Year by a 289 61 vote over Danny Murtaugh. The Reds under Anderson won 108 games, swept the West, defeated the Pirates, then beat the Red Sox in seven to claim their first World Series title since 1940.
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Year Makes Big Difference For Red Sox Pilot Johnson
Darrell Johnson, rookie manager in 1974, was blamed for a late-season collapse. This year he led Boston to a pennant and near World Series, winning the AP Manager of the Year with 329 votes. Johnson credited his players, noting injuries and talent gaps previous year.
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Crockett Whites Notch Fourth Victory Of Year
The Crockett White team earned its fourth win of the season with a 224 victory over Patti Welder in Victoria. Coach Lonnie Flake praised the entire squad for the win as other seventh and eighth grade results saw Travis Maroon tie Patti Welder 6-6 and Travis White tie Crockett Blue 0-4.
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Nebraska Climbs as Ohio State and Sooners Lead Poll
The AP college football poll shows undefeated Ohio State maintaining a wide lead with 1,190 points, Oklahoma 1,084 and Nebraska rising to third at 939 after routing Colorado 63-21. Alabama, Texas, Michigan and Penn State remain in the top ten while Arizona State breaks into the 10th spot after a 44-4 win over Texas-El Paso. Florida, Missouri, UCLA and others fill the second ten with San Diego State debuting among the top ranks.
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Vikings Win On Gifted TD Against Bears In TV Clash
The Minnesota Vikings beat the Chicago Bears 13-9 as a late first half lapse left Chicago with a cornerback short. Fran Tarkenton threw a 41 yard strike to Jim Lash for the go ahead score, while Fred Cox added two field goals as Minnesota remained undefeated alongside Cincinnati.
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TCU Player Sues Over 1974 Legion Field Turf
Kent Waldrep of Texas Christian files a 3.5 million suit in state court alleging the Legion Field turf caused severe neck and head injuries in the Oct 26, 1974 Alabama game. He blames five firms linked to Poly Turf for negligence and unfitness. The field has since been replaced with Astroturf. Waldrep appeared as a guest at this year’s Alabama game, which Alabama won.
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Astros Fire Grady Hatton
Grady Hatton, Houston Astros director of player development and former manager, was fired by the team. Hatton managed in 1966 before being replaced during his third season, later served as a vice president and returned as coach in 1973-74. He is a Beaumont, Texas native with 15 major league seasons.
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