Namath lives frugally at training camp despite big Jets contract
Jets quarterback Joe Namath, earning a $500,000 two year deal, keeps a Spartan dorm room at Hofstra while globe trotting for homes in Fort Lauderdale Tuscaloosa and Beaver Falls. He washes his own clothes and jokes about fan mail and team politics as he eyes a possible Super Bowl run.
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Dave Anderson
New York Times
Hempstead
New York
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Fla
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Beaver Falls
Vermont
New York Jets
Joe Namath
National Football League
Hofstra University
NFL
Jets
Jacksonville
San Francisco 49Ers
Riley
Joe
al Atkinson
Namath
Jeff Snedeker
Winston Hill
John Schmitt
Stanhouse falters as Rangers fall 3 2 to White Sox
Don Stanhouse pitched six innings for Texas allowing two earned runs on four hits with eight strikeouts as Chicago’s Dick Allen drove in the winning run in the ninth. Jay Johnstone hit his first homer of the year for the White Sox while Vic Harris and Carlos May contributed key hits to tie the game before Allen’s late double.
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du Quoin
Don Stanhouse
Chicago White Sox
Texas
Sox
Stanhouse
Chicago
Dick Allen
Allen
Buddy Bradford
Stan Bahnsen
Bradford
Bahnsen
Pat Kelly
Jay Johnstone
White Sox
Rangers
Vic Harris
Carlos May
Linbald
Pina
Fairley
Herrmann
Brinkman
Johnstone
Illini Lose Grid Pair Amid Academic Problems
Willie Lee and Willie Osley, Illinois football players not listed in the 1972 program, will miss the season due to academic issues. Lee, who transferred from Wright Junior College, played just one year for Illinois. Osley, a former Detroit prep, was Big Ten leading pass interceptor as a junior and faced spring practice suspension for disciplinary reasons.
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Willie Lee
Willie Osley
Illinois
Lee
Wright Junior College
Chicago
Osley
Detroit
Bob Blackman
Freetex shocks field to win Monmouth Handicap
Freetex, an 11 1 outsider, won the $100000 Monmouth Invitational Handicap at Monmouth Park. Riva Ridge faded to fourth after leading early, as Freetex surged up the middle to beat pace setter King’s Bishop by 1 1/2 lengths before 31554 spectators. Cloudy Dawn took show, finishing ahead of Riva Ridge by 1 and a half lengths.
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N.J
Freetex
Monmouth Park
Riva Ridge
King’s Bishop
Ron Tucotte
Cloudy Dawn
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W. K. Hicks
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Robert Hollstein
Larry Hall
Larry Webber
Dan Wheeler
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Dan Wells
Walt Phillips
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