49ers Hand Out 34 Football Letters at Long Beach State
Long Beach State College held its football banquet in the cafeteria where Coach Don Reed awarded 34 letters to squad members and honored players with special commendations for the national total offense title of 439 yards per game. The team posted a 9-1 season record and finished ninth in the national rankings.
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Bob Johnson
Jack Reilly
Long Beach State College
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Shelly Novack
Ron Ogle
Rudy Peréz
49Ers
Namath and Saban Sweep AFL Honors in AP Polls
Joe Namath of the New York Jets won rookie of the year by a landslide as coach Lou Saban of Buffalo was named AFL coach of the year in AP voting. Namath, 22, recovering from January knee surgery, propelled the Jets to a four-game win streak and second place in the Eastern Division. Paul Lowe of the Chargers was named comeback player of the year after missing the exhibition season with a torn left muscle and rushing for 1,089 yards in 1967.
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Sanchez
John Bramfor
Jett
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Memphis State
Paul Lowe
San Diego Chargers
Lowe
Greatest CIF grid final promises clash of Centennial and Mater Dei
Centennial and Mater Dei, both unbeaten, meet in the CIF AAAA football final at the Coliseum. Centennial relies on Mickey Cureton to pace the attack while Mater Dei counts on Pete Sanchez. Cureton averages over 10 yards per carry and has scored in each of Centennial’s last five playoff games, including three long TD runs against Redlands.
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Anaheim
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Downey
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Meadows
Cureton
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Redlands
Blanda Parilli Set for Liberty Bowl TV Duel
Veterans George Blanda and Babe Parilli, both former Kentucky stars, meet in the Liberty Bowl as Houston and Boston argue for second place in the AFL East and West titles. Buffalo and San Diego have already clinched division crowns, leaving the finishing weekend to individual bragging rights.
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Mississippi
Houston
George Blanda
Pro Bowl Tickets Go On Sale In Southern California
Over the counter reserved seat tickets for the 16th annual All-Star Pro Bowl game on January 16 in the Coliseum go on sale today at Southern California Music Co. Rams Office Coliseum Box Office and Mutual Ticket agencies. Prices are 5 4 and 3 dollars. Mail orders will continue.
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Sayers Wins Bert Bell Rookie of the Year Honor
Gale Sayers of the Chicago Bears top rookie in NFL poll of 14 head coaches. Dick Butkus places second. Tucker Frederickson and Ken Willard tie for third. Bell Award presentation slated at the Los Angeles Pro Bowl.
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Ken Willard
San Francisco
Bert Bell
NFL
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Los Angeles
49Ers
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Dah Jones
Allie Sherman
Giants
Sherman
Fullerton No 7 Tops Final Grid Wire Poll
Fullerton Junior College crowned No 1 in JC Grid-Wire final ratings after beating Henderson County J C Texas in the Junior Rose Bowl. Cerritos College finished second two points back, Henderson third, Long Beach City 12th, and Harbor 13th in the final tabulations.
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Fullerton Junior College
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Hornets
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Henderson
Long Beach City College
Harbor
Thursday Fights Loy Armeie-Andy Gontater Card
A fragmented boxing card lists Loy Armeie facing Andy Gontater with Bernie Magallanes in a decison, and references Anoetess ih Akreny and Rae Soe de in partial notes. The readability is limited but indicates a boxing event with multiple bouts and oddly garbled corner notes.
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Tulsa and Tennessee Set for Bluebonnet Bowl Showdown
Tulsa coach Glenn Dobbs predicts a 38 score in the Bluebonnet Bowl against Tennessee as both teams face injuries and seek bowl glory at Rice Stadium. Tennessee coach Doug Dickey notes Tulsa’s high scorers and anticipates needing at least 15 points. A 60,000 crowd is expected with big payouts for both programs as bowl talk centers on star players and defensive stands.
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Tex
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Tennessee
Doug Dickey
Dobbs
Willie Townes
Townes
Mississippi
Rice University Stadium
Bill Anderson
Howard Twilley
UCLA
Vols
Bradley Leads Milan in European Championship win
Bradley from Princeton and Thoren formerly of Wisconsin paced Simmental, Milan to an 87 to 53 victory over Hapoel of Israel on Thursday night in the second round of the European Championship Basketball Tournament.
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Italy
Bill Bradley
Princeton
Skipp Thoren
University F of Winds
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Hapoel of
Israel
Bass Wins Gold Helmet as Week's Top Ram Player
Dick Bass of the Rams is named this week’s Gold Helmet winner for top running back honors. He outgained fullback Jimmy Brown in a 64 yard to 20 yard advantage, reaching 1542 rushing yards on the year with 321 carries at 4.9 per. Bass needs 99 yards Saturday against Baltimore to pass Tank Younger for second and sits 295 yards behind Dan Towler’s all-time Ram rushing mark of 3493.
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Bass
Jimmy Brown
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Tank Younger
Dan Towler
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