Tarkenton Returns Home as Vikings Trade Giants Star
Fran Tarkenton is traded back to Minnesota from the New York Giants for multiple players and draft picks. Viking wide receiver Bob Grim, quarterback Norm Snead, running back Vince Clements, and two first round picks move to New York, while Tarkenton expresses delight at returning home. Grim voices disappointment at leaving a contender, but Minnesota GM Jim Finks defends the deal as not destroying the nucleus.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Fran Tarkenton
Tarkenton
New York Giants
Minnesota
Vikings
New York
Giants
Norm Snead
Gary Cuozzo
Bob Lee
Vince Clements
NFL
Grim
Atlanta
Red Bluff
Calif
Jim Finks
Georgia
Rockets at Clovis in key district and non conference tests
The Goddard Rockets 8 8 meet Clovis Wildcats after an 84 79 win over Carlsbad. Milton Gibson leads with 302 points, Dick Hunsaker for Clovis averages near 28 a game. Rockets also host NMMI Colts in a Saturday non conference game at Cahoon Armory with JV at 6 PM.
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Goddard Rockets
Carlsbad Cavemen
Sinx
Wildcats
Clovis
Bill French
Coleaders
Hobbs
Milton Gibson
Goddard
Sophmore
Gibson
Bobby Shelton
Cats
Dick Hunsaker
Carlsbad
Roswell Coyotes
Rockets
Roswell
Eagles
Nmmi Colts
Cahoon Armory
Hounds Battle Highlands In Triple Overtime Rematch
PORTALES New Mexico Highlands hosts Eastern New Mexico in a key Mountain West battle after a 91 89 overtime loss in Las Vegas. The Greyhounds seek revenge at Greyhound Arena with senior Mike Collins and guard Robert Brooks leading the Cowboys in scoring and rebounding for a 10 7 record against ENMU 7 10.
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Don Gibson
Robert Brooks
Pokes
Brooks
Mike Collins Collins
Dora
Steve Luscombe
Hounds
Luscombe
Gibson
Lawrence Mitchell
Willie Carmon
Pat McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Carmon
Mitchell
Highlands
Eastern
Wiley College
Colorado College
Curtis Washington
Dewayne Norris
Richard Kemp
Greyhounds
big night for Roswell Coyotes and Goddard Rockets
Roswell hosts Hobbs Eagles and Goddard visits Clovis Wildcats in 4 AAAAA district action as the home floor jinx looms. JV game at 6, Father’s game February 16 between Roswell and Goddard. Booster clubs sponsor raffles and fundraisers, including a 12 inch Sony color TV raffle for JV baseball funds.
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Goddard Rockets
Roswell
Hobbs Eagles
Rockets
Clovis Wildcats
Coyote
Goddard
Ernest Reyes
Albuquerque
J. P. White
Riverside
Reyes
New Mexico
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
NMMI
Jefferson
el Paso
Bowling notes from Roosterettes and allies at Red Rooster Lanes
Mary Hare upset 544 pins to pace the Roosterettes League action while Ruth Quattlebaum led the Thursday Morning Housewives with 529. Rulon's posted the high team score at 2934 and the Dillies had a 1754 team count. Bill Prewitt converted the 5 7 10 split to join the Sour Apple Club.
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Mary Hare
Red Rooster
Rulon’s
Ruth Quattlebaum
Dillies
Bill Prewitt
College Basketball Scores From Southwest and East Regions
The Associated Press reports a flood of scores: Southwest Pan American 95 over Houston Baptist, East region games including Fairleigh Dickinson 64 over St Francis PA, Duquesne 93 over Boston College, South Carolina 110 over Fordham, Rhode Island 75 over Vermont, Georgetown 85 over William and Mary in OT, Appalachian State 96 over Carson-Newman, Memphis State 71 over Wichita State, Gardner-Webb 147 over Voorhees, Western Carolina 81 over Oglethorpe, Morris Harvey 101 over Salem, Florida Southern 89 over Rollins, Kentucky State 84 over Kentucky Wesleyan, Florida A&M 135 over Benedict, Drake 76 over North Texas State, Tulsa 86 over Arkansas State, Ferris State 94 over Earlham, Wayne State 65 over Cleveland State, Wisconsin Eau Claire 86 over St. Cloud 69, Houston 87 over Mississippi College, Corpus Christi 90 over Texas Lutheran, Far West BYU 75 over Colorado State, Utah 61 over Wyoming, Seattle 65 over Southern California, Utah State 87 over Portland OT, S.F.U. 102 over S.F. State 79.
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Littler takes early lead in San Diego Open after 66
Gene Littler fired a six under par 66 at Torrey Pines to lead the Andy Williams San Diego Open by two strokes. He credited a resurrected bullseye putter after a cold morning, stringing five consecutive birdies starting on the 14th. Teammates and rivals, including Nicklaus and Trevino, posted higher scores in cooler wind conditions.
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Associated Press
SAN Diego
Gene Littler
Torrey Pines
Paul Harney
Sutton
Mass
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Takashi Murakami
Tommy Aaron
Tom Weiskopf
Bunky Henry
Homero Blancas
Dale Douglass
Phil Rodgers
Hale Irwin
Bill Brask
John Schlee
Colbert
Harney
Brask
Schlee
Lee Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Billy Casper
Charles Coody
Littler
Baca Serrano eye state bantamweight GG crown
Two Golden Gloves hopefuls from Roswell Boys Club train for the New Mexico state bantamweight title. Defenders Raymond Baca and runner-up Danny Serrano push toward regionals with sparring and conditioning as they prepare for upcoming amateur shows in Carlsbad and Artesia.
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Paul Berrones
Fred Garcia
Roswell Boy
Baca
Serrano Eye
Golden Gloves
Roswell
Berrones
Carlsbad
Artesia
Leprechauns Give 11th Ranked Gamecocks Win at MSG
South Carolina, ranked 11th, defeated Fordham 100 to 77 at Madison Square Garden. Tom Riker scored a career high 42 points on 19 of 21 from the floor, while Danny Taylor grabbed 15 rebounds as SC leads 11-3. Fordham’s Ken Charles had 26 despite 20 misses, and NY area natives Riker Joyce Winters contributed for the Gamecocks. Southern California fell 65-64 to Seattle, with USC star Paul Westphal sidelined. Eau Claire State improved to 14-1 by beating St Cloud 86-69.
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Associated Press
Frank McGuire
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South Carolina Gamecocks
New York
Madison Square Garden
Fordham
Tom Riker
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Rams
Danny Traylor
Gamecocks
South Carolina
Rick Aydlett
Kevin Joyce
Ken Charles
Riker Joyce
Brian Winters
Bob Carver
Jimmy Powell
Billy Grimes
Southern California
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Seattle
Howard Ladd
Steve Bravard
USC
Trojans
Paul Westphal
Ron Riley
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