Shaw Van Brocklin Named Coach Player Of Year
NFL Coach Buck Shaw and quarterback Norm Van Brocklin were named the NFL's Coach of the Year and Player of the Year by United Press International. The Eagles leaders announced plans to retire after Monday's championship game against Green Bay. Van Brocklin led voting with 27 of 39 votes, while Lombardi, Unitas, Berry, Brown, and Crow trailed.
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Mount Hope stars highlight West Virginia Class AA All-State team
Mount Hope anchors a five senior two junior line across the 1960 Class AA All-State squad with Sipple Williamson Wolfe Jaeger Culp Ravenswood Carper Spencer and Spadaro Mount Hope at ends. Good Sissonville tackle Kiser Phillips Monongah center Preolette and Quintrell Williamson guard Bloomer Williamson also named.
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Pirates Set Numerous Club and NL Records in 1960 Pennant Run
The World Champion Pirates set multiple club and league marks as they clinched their first pennant in 33 years. Dick Groat led NL batting with .325, Hal Smith tied club HR record with 11, and the team led in runs, hits, total bases, doubles, RBIs, and more. Cy Young winner Vern Law tied for most complete games with 18. Roy Face led in appearances. Bob Friend set a strikeout record.
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Basement Bruins Beat Hawks To Tie Rangers In standings
Boston Bruins defeat Chicago Black Hawks 4-2 on Boston ice, moving into a fifth place tie with the idle New York Rangers. Andre Pronovost scored at 5:50 of the first period and Art Erickson added another moments later to spark the win. Leo Labine extended the lead before the period ended as Murray Balfour tallied twice for Chicago.
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Virginia Tech Romps South Carolina 106 75 in Final Tuneup
Virginia Tech crushed South Carolina 106 to 75 in Salem as Chris Smith scored 28 and pulled 21 rebounds for the Gobblers who improve to 4-1. South Carolina slips to 3-3 and both teams head into Southern Conference play on January 3 against The Citadel. South Carolina’s Art Whisnant added 15 points.
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Rod Thorn To Face Whiz In Sugar Bowl
West Virginia sophomore Rod Thorn with a 21 point per game average meets Tulane guard Jim Kerwin in the Sugar Bowl opener at Loyola University Field House New Orleans. The winner faces the Memphis State Western Kentucky winner for the title. West Virginia stands 4-2 after losses to The Citadel and Duke while Tulane is 5-2 with defeats by SMU and Centenary.
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AFL Promises To Step Up Program In 1961 Expansion
NEW YORK (UPI) Despite a $2 million season loss the American Football League pledged to escalate battles with the National League on TV and in player markets next year. Harry Wismer, Titans president, said no one will outbid the Titans for players and announced rehiring of Sammy Baugh staff and Steve Sebo, plus Bill Tackmann as business manager. Announcements included Sunday home games at the Polo Grounds against Giants road games, Chargers home games in Balboa Stadium, AFL expansion to 10 clubs in 1962 with Chicago and Memphis or Jacksonville, and Oakland returning in 1961 to play all home games at Candlestick Park.
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Ferrell Edged In SC Scoring
BECKLEY West Virginia Bob Ferrell of Davis Elkins leads scoring in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference after eight games with a 27.7 average edging Morris Harvey’s Dick O Neal at 26.2 and Ralph Hewitt 23.8. Other top scorers include Hart Beckley 21.8 Brookover Alderson Broaddus 21.5 Christie Salem 21 Everhart Fairmont 20.9 Gunn Fairmont 19.9 Santer Wheeling 19.7 Checkan Potomac 19.5. Ken Stewart Concord College tops rebounding with 16 per game surpassing Everhart 15.2.
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West Virginian Named SC Lineman Of Year 1960
Jame Bodkin a 6 foot 2 inch 225 pound tackle from South Charleston West Virginia was chosen as South Carolina college lineman of the year 1960 by the South Carolina Association of Sportswriters Bodkin co captained the USC team this season earned UPI All Atlantic Coast Conference honors and will play in the All American and Copper Bowl games in Arizona
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WVU Football Recruiters Getting Good Receptions
West Virginia University's football recruiting drive reports strong interest across the state after a 1960 season in which the Mountaineers won none. Coach Gene Corum lists several top prospects from Moundsville, Williamson, Bluefield and other towns, while stressing the need for linemen and academic commitment. He notes tough schedules ahead with Vanderbilt, Army, Indiana, Syracuse, Pitt and Penn State, and says the staff is providing study halls and tutoring to keep players in school.
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Frank Robinson Clinches NL Slugging Crown in 1960
Cincinnati star Frank Robinson tops the National League slugging race with a .595 percentage for 1960, the first Cincinnati player to win since Edd Roush in 1918. He totaled 276 total bases in 464 at bats, while Hank Aaron and Ken Boyer trailed in second and third.
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L&B and Park Drug win in City League doubleheader
Park Drug outlasted YMCA 50 48 in OT to open Thursday action. In the nightcap Park Drug edged Insurance 53 46 as Earl Gilbert poured in 30 points, sparking a 15 4 third quarter run that broke the game open.
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Tigers Expand Scouting With Missouri Valley Hire Mueller
Detroit Tigers announce Emmett J. Mueller of St. Louis signs to expand scouting coverage. Mueller will oversee the Missouri Valley region for the Tigers, according to Vice President James A. Campbell.
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AFCA Names Candidates For Coach Of The Year
The American Football Coaches Association announced eight major and eight small college coaches as finalists for Coach of the Year. Yale's Jordan Oliver led major college voting, while Ohio University's William Hess and Michigan's Chalmer Elliott topped the small college list. Winners will receive Eastman Kodak plaques at the Pittsburgh dinner with 740 of 950 eligible voters participating.
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Steeler Coach Happy To Trade For Two For One
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Buddy Parker praised a two for one trade sending halfback Dick Moegle to the Dallas Cowboys for halfback Bill Butler and tackle Dick Klein. Parker highlighted Butler’s speed and Klein's potential fit, noting future position needs will be settled at next training camp.
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Alumni sweep past Oceana in decisive victory
Don Weir and Ken Stewart led Concord alumni to a 72 to 56 win over Oceana. Stewart scored 20 and Weir 17 as the alumni pulled away after a 27-22 halftime margin. Oceana’s Fairley Lusk Danny Long and Larry Acord each had 11 in a losing effort.
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Honorable Mention Honorees On 1960 Class AA All State Team
Area players receive honorable mention including Butch Easterling Mullens Vin cent Fares Stoco Joe Grahonya Pete McKinney Sophia Cecil Neal Fayetteville Joseph Neal Stratton Ritchie Simmons Pineville Hugh Sims Lookout Ronnie Stewart Oceana David Arritt Fayetteville Phillip Farley Mullens Gary Houck Mullens Ardess Lilly Stratton Thurman Wood Trap Hill Mike Daniels Oceana Gary Lewis Stoco Albert Lilly Stoco Don Marchio Mount Hope Sylvester Nowlin Mount Hope Jerry Wall Trap Hill Gene Clark Stoco Jim my Bowman Stoco Bill Cole Trap Hill Denny Criss Mount Hope Jerry Edmonds Stratton Lowell Haga Lookout Charles Jarrell Marsh Fork Bill James Fayetteville Bill Kalinoski Marsh Fork Danny Long Oceana Jimmy Nixon Shady Spring Tom Nichols Hinton Vernon Scarbro Gauley Bridge Joel Shumate Sophia Ronnie Taylor Mount Hope David Thompson Mullens backs list of players named for 1960 Class AA All State honors.
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Operation Next Month Aim To Cure Says Doctors
Doctors say a surgical procedure planned for next month will cure the patient. The exact ailment is not specified but medical staff express confidence in the operation’s success.
Sliding not flying Pittsburgh in World Series opener
Pittsburgh Pirates stole two bases in the first inning of the World Series opener. George Selkirk recalls Yogi Berra’s 1946 Newark days as catcher and notes Berra’s throws seemed to go to center field. Joe Buzas adds, Those guys are sliding, not flying.
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