Blue Gray game set as top college stars clash in Montgomery
In Montgomery at Cramton Bowl the 35th Blue Gray game pits North stars led by Tony Adams and coach Vince Gibson against a South lineup featuring Don Strock and coach Charles Coffey. Expected 23,000 fans will watch air battle over a ground contest if needed.
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Ala
UPI
Cramton Bowl
Missou Productions
Vince Gibson
Kansas State
Tony Adams
Utah State
Charles Coffey
Virginia Tech
Don Strock
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Strock
Tom Forzani
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Goerger
Biz
Wade Hughes
Clemson
Bill Sadter
TCU
Ken Garrett
Wake Streck
Virginia Forest
Tech
Mike Brunop
Roger Goree
Baylor
Craig Valentine
Rodrigo Barnes
Rice
Syracuse
van Valkenburg
Lakers at Forum Without West and Hairston
Los Angeles faces Portland with Jerry West and Happy Hairston sidelined for over a week. West has a pulled hamstring and Hairston a strained knee, but both may start tonight as the Lakers push a 27-? record in Pacific Division ahead of Golden State while Portland sits last in the division. The Lakers also set to host the Kansas City Omaha Kings Friday.
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Calif
UPI
Los Angeles Lakers
Jerry West
Happy Hairston
Portland Trail Blazers
Forum
West
Hairston
Lakers
Phoenix Suns
Golden State Warriors
Blazers
Kansas City
Earl Morrall Leads Dolphins to Playoff Win Over Browns
Miami veteran Earl Morrall directed an 80 yard fourth quarter drive to a 20 14 playoff victory over Cleveland at the Orange Bowl. Coach Don Shula said Morrall will start next Sunday at Pittsburgh in the AFC title showdown as Griese remains sidelined by a broken ankle.
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UPI
Miami’ Dolphins
Griese
Earl Morrall
Dolphins
Cleveland
Morrall
Earl
Miami Dolphin
Don Shula
Pittsburgh
Three Rivers Stadium
Shula
Bob Griese
New York Giants
Baltimore
USSA Nordic Changes Race Viewing in Trans-Am Meet
Park City Utah hosts the fourth Trans-Am cross country race of the season with courses visible across the valley. USSA Nordic program director Jim Ballant says spectators will see technique and strategy, with the Jan 18 meet featuring top US skiers, Canadian racers, and European competitors.
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Utah
UPI
Ussa Nordic
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Ballant
Canada
Europe
Noll Finds Joy as Steelers Set for AFC Title Game
Steelers coach Chuck Noll says he has everything he wants for Christmas as Pittsburgh readies to face the Miami Dolphins in the AFC championship on New Year’s Eve. A dramatic playoff win over the Raiders featured Franco Harris’s 35 yard touchdown after a heroic deflection with five seconds left.
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UPI
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Noll
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Miami Dolphins
Minor Christ
Steelers
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Three Rivers
Raiders
Jim Tatum
Franco Harris
Harris
John Madden
Frenchy” Fuqua
Ken Stabler
Oakland
Kenny Stabler
Pittsburgh i
YMCA Meets Consol Sutton-Pedro and High Scorers List
The report lists high scorers including Gary Poland and John Daniel from Sutton-Pedro, Darrell Polling from Lilly's Drug, Mark Fields from Peters & Peters, and Kevin Hanshe from Meadows Coast. It also notes Beckley Welding, Meadows, and Oakland scoring details amid a football game play where a late 30-yard run put Oakland ahead 7-6 and coach Chuck Noll reacting to a controversial call. Noll later received Pittsburgh’s 1972 top sports figure honor from the Dapper Dan Club.
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Gary Poland
Sutton-Pedro
John Daniel
Lilly’s
Peters
Lilly
Darrell Polling
Peters & Peters
Mark Fields
Abdul-Jabbar's Last Shot Secures Milwaukee Victory
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 32 points including a key 3-0 play with 3:58 to go as the Bucks beat the Kings 104 99. The win widened Milwaukee’s lead over the Bulls to 2 games in the Midwest Division while Chicago lost to Phoenix.
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Milwaukee
United Press International
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Phoenix
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National Basketball Association
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Bucks
Cousy
Nate
Bob Love
Dick van Arsdale
Charlie Scott
Lamar Green
Suns
van Arsdale
Bill Bradley
Dave DeBusschere
Walt Frazier
New York
Boston
Knicks
Pistons
Dave Bing
Bing
Bob Lanier
Wicks
Geoff Petrie
Portland
Spencer i Haywood
Seattle
Christmas Week Brings Wide College Tournament Slate
Christmas week features major college tournaments led by the All-College Tournament in Oklahoma City with Long Beach State Brigham Young and Florida State. Other events include the Big Eight in Kansas City the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu and several two day events across the country culminating in the Sugar Bowl Classic in New Orleans. UCLA and Marquette headline Friday action with multiple invitational tournaments nationwide.
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ECAC
New York
Madison Square Garden
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Fla
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Grambling
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Albuquerque
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Buffalo
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Maryland
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Soviet All Stars open U S tour with 94 score win over Seattle Totems
The Soviet Union All Stars defeated the Seattle Totems 94 to 12? at Seattle in front of 12 000 fans, with Aleksandr Yakushev scoring three goals and Bodunov Maltsev and Maltsev contributing multiple points as the visitors took a 3 0 lead before Seattle rallied. Yakushev named game star, Maltsev second, Seguin third.
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UPS
All-Stars
United States
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Colorado Springs
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Aleksandr ‘Yakushev
Aleksandr Bodunov
Aleksandr Maltsev
Vladimir Orlov
Maltsev
Bodunov
Totems
Paul Raymer
Dan Seguin
Yakushev
Bob Walton
Dave Bonter
Seguin
Landry Faces Quarterback Decision Ahead of Sunday Showdown
Miami coach Don Shula named Earl Morrall starter for the AFC title clash with the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Dallas coach Tom Landry has yet to choose between Craig Morton and Roger Staubach for the NFC title game in Washington as the Cowboys seek a playoff upset.
North Tops South in Shrine All Star clash on Christmas
In the Orange Bowl the North rallied to a 17 10 victory over the South after late touchdowns. turnovers plagued the South as Bill Armstrong intercepted a Ferguson pass to set up a North score and Rufus Ferguson of Wisconsin scored late for the North. Gary Danielson directed the Yankees to the winning drive as Bob McCall finished with the decisive run.
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UPS
California
Bill Armstrong
John Madeya
Louisville
Wisconsin
Rufus Ferguson
University of Miami
Chuck Foreman
Villanova
Kevin ‘Reilly
Purdue
Gary Danielson
Yankees
Bob McCall
Marvin Roberts
Michigan State
Roberts
Gary Bingham
Joe ‘Ferguson
Arkansas
Bingham
Foreman
Ferguson
David Knight
William and Mary
Alfred Reese
Reese
North
UCLA Leads Ratings Again
UCLA captures all first place votes for third straight week in UPI coaches poll with 300 points led by 89-73 win over Pittsburgh and 82-56 victory vs Notre Dame. Marquette second with 239 points. NC State climbs to third as Maryland drops to fourth amidst week’s results.
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UPI
UCLA
United Press International Board of College Coaches
Bruins
Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
University of San Francisco
Marquette
North Carolina State
Davidson
Georgia
Maryland
George Washington
Minnesota
Long Beach State
Missouri
Penn
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No.Car
Michigan
Florida
South Carolina
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YMCA Buddy League scoring recap
Blue Ridge tops with Doug Morris 19 Chase Williams 14 FOP Mark Lively 18 Randy Worley 15 Mt Hope IGA Ashland Oilers and players Earl Jones 16 Jerry Brown 17 Consol 6 10 27 Modern Woodmen 14 12 23 18 67 Bobby Sanger 16 Herbert ict 2 Mike Metrick 16 Brad Turner 15
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