Potter Coyotes Depend More On Returning Juniors This Year
Potter Coyotes coach Al Combs, in his seventeenth season, relies on returning juniors after a 3-6 season with only two seniors reporting. Eleven returning lettermen join transfers and juniors to form a lighter team, with two standout backs Leach and Plachy leading the backfield and defense. Summers, a 190 pound senior tackle, was added recently and may miss early action due to injury.
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Rick Leach
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Jett
Gene Brothers
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Terrell Shaw
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Dolphins Count On Veteran Core For Fourth Straight Super Bowl Run
Miami coach Don Shula preserves a veteran core as the Dolphins push toward a fourth straight Super Bowl appearance. With 34 veterans in camp during the strike, key players like Csonka Warfield Kiick and stars Anderson Scott Stanfill Evans Little Buoniconti Yapre man return, while some holdout negotiations and contract tensions loom. The defense, led by Arnspurger last decade, is still strong, and incumbents featured in the Pro Bowl include Buoniconti Evans Warfield and Yapr emian.
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New York Giants
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Athletic director named at Platte College Columbus
Grand Island AP report: Jay Muma named athletic director at Platte Technical Community College in Columbus and will coach basketball and golf. He leaves Schuyler High School after eight years, where his teams went 119-47 and reached the State Class B Tourney five times, 1968 crown. Notable Schuyler players include Gene Harmon and Chuck Jura.
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Schuyler
Gene Harmon
Creighton University
Chuck Jura
University of Nebraska
Sooners Poised for Strong Bid Despite NCAA Restriction
Norman AP report notes Oklahoma, led by quarterback Steve Davis and halfback Joe Washington, is favored to win the Big Eight and contend nationally. Despite probation limiting bowl participation and TV exposure, Switzer’s offense with Washington and Davis returns nine starters from 1973, featuring a potent wishbone scheme and a tough defense anchored by Rod Shoate and Randy Hughes, with Selmon brothers on the line.
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Grant Burger
Speed
Baylor
Spelling Davis
Boon Joe McReynolds
Kerry Jackson
Tinker Owens
Lucious Selmon
Rod Shoate
Randy Hughes
LeRoy
Dewey Selmon
Dix Panthers Poised For MAC Contention This Season
Dix High School faces a rebuilding yet promising season under third year coach Dick Johnson. With 13 lettermen returning, including five starting linemen and a top back, the Panthers aim to offset losses from four key graduates. Johnson plans a faster backfield and a line around 180 pounds per man, stressing health to compete in the Minuteman Athletic Conference.
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Three Huskers promoted to first string after scrimmage
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne promoted three players to the starting lineup after a Saturday scrimmage. Dave Gillespie from Saratoga California and Mike Fultz from Lincoln join junior John Lee on the first team. wingback Don Westbrook will get another look at I back. Osborne noted promotions aren’t final and final decisions are due by week’s end. Four sophomores plan transfers or quit, including Glen Ray, Bill Bunkers, Joe Collura, and Burton Burns.
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