Billy Casper Honored as Top Golfer of 1968
Billy Casper, top money winner for 1968 with six tournament wins and over 200000 in earnings, was named professional golfer of the year by golf writers at La Costa. Casper relaxed after the season, joking with press and awaiting the 1969 schedule, while rival Jack Nicklaus posted two wins and 155285 earnings.
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Alworth Tops Receivers in AFL After Injury
Lance Alworth of the San Diego Chargers won the AFL pass receiving title despite playing the last month with a damaged back. He suffered a broken muscle attachment to a vertebrae in the November 24 game against the New York Jets.
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Morrall Earns QB Spot on 1968 NFL All-Star Team
Baltimore’s Earl Morrall tops the 1968 NFL All-Star quarterback list as John Unitas sits injured. The panel places Morall with Leroy Kelly and Gale Sayers in the backfield, Paul Warfield and Clifton McNeil at receivers, and Mick Tingelhoff, Gene Hickerson, Howard Mudd, Ralph Neely, and Bob Vogel on the line. Defensively Merlin Olsen, Bob Lilly, Deacon Jones, Carl Eller, Dick Butkus, Dave Robinson, Mike Curtis, Bobby Boyd, Lem Barney, Larry Wilson, and Willie Wood fill the front and secondary roles. Baltimore leads with five first squad selections, Cleveland and Minnesota have three each.
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San Francisco
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Minnesota
Gene Hickerson
Howard Mudd
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Dallas
Bob Vogel
Merlin Olsen
Los Angeles
Bob Lilly
Deacon Jones
Carl Eller
Willie Davis
Dick Butkus
Dave Robinson
Mike Curtis
Bobby Boyd
Lem Barney
Detroit
Larry Wilson
St. Louis
Willie Wood
Neely
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Jones
Olsen
Lilly
Robinson
Butkus
Wood
Gauchos Defeat Redlands 81 51 In Non Conference Clash
UCSB Gauchos defeated the University of Redlands 81 to 51 on their home court. Redlands led briefly in the first half but UCSB pulled away to a 32 17 halftime cushion and extended the lead in the second half.
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NBA Standings And Thursday Schedule
Wednesday results show Baltimore 109 over San Fran 100 NY 104 over Boston 98 Atlanta 122 over Milwaukee 116 Detroit 124 over San Diego 112 Phoenix 123 over Cincinnati 114 Philadelphia 115 over Seattle 111. Thursday features Milwaukee at Chicago as the only scheduled game.
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Trojans Work on Basics Ahead of Rose Bowl Clash
USC concentrates on fundamentals as they prepare for the Rose Bowl against Ohio State on January 1. Quarterbacks Steve Bogge and Mike Holmgren led practice focusing on unit techniques and conditioning after a two week layoff since the Nov. 30 regular season finale.
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NL fielding leaders named for infield and outfield positions
Ron Santo of the Chicago Cubs and Joe Torre of the Atlanta Braves led the National League in fielding percentages at third base and catcher respectively. Other winners include Wes Parker for left field, Cookie Rojas at second, Hal Lanier at shortstop, and Johnny Callison with a perfect outfield percentage.
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