Selmon Goes First In NFL Draft For Expansion Buccaneers
Leroy Selmon Oklahoma defensive star was selected No 1 by the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the opening round. The draft highlighted a rush of running backs as 11 of the first 14 picks were backs, with Chuck Muncie and Joe Washington among early standouts.
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Bruce Lowitt
NEW York
Leroy Selmon
Oklahoma
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve Bartkowski
Walt Patulski
John Matuszak
Jones
Selmon
California
Chuck Muncie
Joe Washington
Purdue
Mike Pruitt
Dewey Selmon
Sooners
Leroy
Tampa Bay
Notre Dame
Steve Nicholls
Seahawks
Jack Patera
Muncie
Patera
New Orleans
San Diego
Joe
NEW England
Mike Haynes
Arizona State
New York Jets
Joe Namath
Alabama
Richard Todd
Cleveland
Greg Pruitt
Chicago
Wisconsin
Dennis Lick
Atlanta
Bubba Bean
Texas A & M
Litter test on wildlife areas near Lincoln this summer
Lincoln area wildlife lands Twin Lakes and Hedgefield will remove all trash barrels this summer as a test by the Game and Parks Commission. Hunters and anglers must take trash home and funds will shift from trash removal to fish and wildlife projects such as spawning beds and hunter access. Chet McClain notes the program targets areas funded by hunting and fishing revenues and federal aid.
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Lincoln
Game and Parks Commission
Twin Lakes
Hedgefield
Chet McClain
Nebraska
McClain
Miclain
Organizational Meeting of Mens Softball Association
An organizational meeting is set for April 14 at 3:30 PM at the Sidney Fire Department. Chairman Jerry Lawson requests each team send a representative. substitutes are urged if a coach cannot attend. The meeting will cover important season information.
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Mens Softball Association
Sidney Fire Department
Jerry Lawson
Big Eight stars pace 1976 NFL draft sweep
The Big Eight led with 11 first two round picks and seven in the opening round. Leroy Selmon headed Oklahoma's champs as the No 1 overall, with siblings Dewey Selmon joining him to keep the duo intact. Colorado led with seven selections, followed by Oklahoma six, and Kansas and Nebraska four each.
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Kansas City
Big Eight
America
Leroy Selmon
Oklahoma
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma State
Missouri
Joe Mushington
San Diego
Billy Brooks
Cincinnati
Pete Brock
New England
Troy Archer
New York Giants
Mark Koncar
Green Bay
James White
Minnesota
Tony Galbreath
New Orleans
Denver
Kurt Knoff
San Francisco
Knoff
Eddie Lewis
Tampa
Dewey
Leroy
Nebraska coach weighs need to replace Memorial Stadium turf
Lincoln Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne expresses concern over the AstroTurf field at Memorial Stadium raising questions about future upgrades or replacement plans for the university's home venue.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Tom Osborne
Memorial Stadium
Irish Invitational Track Meet resumes Monday after rain
St Pat’s coach Gerald Thompson confirms the Irish Invitational will be held Monday with field events at 8 30 am and preliminaries at 9 30 am followed by finals at 1 15 pm. The 16 team field was reduced to 12 as Minatare Melbeta Harrison and Sunflower withdrew due to prior commitments. Osborne notes wet conditions raise injury risk and questions about carpet wear and padding costs for future resurfacing.
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St Pat's
Gerald Thompson Starling
Minatare, Melbeta, Harrison and
Sunflower
Osborne
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