Watson coached Evansville Aces for one memorable win
Bobby Watson, a Vietnam veteran and former 101st Airborne recipient of five Purple Hearts, earned Evansville's Purple Aces first and only major college victory in his debut season before a fatal plane crash near Dress Regional Airport ended his life and all the players'. The Evansville program had just joined Division I this year after Brad McCutchan's 31-year run.
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Steve Herman
Evansville
Ind
Bobby Watson
Army
101St Airborne
Purple Aces
Aégf
Ogi
Dress
Aces
Pittsburgh
Watson
Bethel Park
Ferrum
Wake Forest
Oral Roberts University
Nc&a
Brad McCutchan
Jerry Stoan
Chicago Bulls
National Basketball Association
Memorial Fund Set At Eldorado For Duff Kingston And Smith
A memorial fund is established at Eldorado High School for alumni Mike Duff Kevin Kingston and Greg Smith among Evansville players who died in a plane crash The school cancels two weekend basketball games and plans to reschedule WSIL TV will air a 30 minute memorial tribute Friday Visitation for Duff Kingston and Smith is scheduled at local funeral homes and services set for Friday in the high school gymnasium Contributions can be made to the Duff Kingston Memorial Fund
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Eldorado High School
Mike Duff
Kevin Kingston
University of Evansville
Eldorado
Vern Pollock
Eagles
Ridgway
Carterville
Duff and Kingston
Bean
Wilma Wells
Duff-Kingston
Greg Smith
West Frankfort High School
Evansville
Parker- Reedy Funeral Home
West Frankfort
Wsil-Tv
Channel 3
Harrisburg
Duff
Kingston
Smith
Smithson
Ernie Eveland
Paris
Eveland
Charleston
Watson Takes Over Aces Seek Rise From Small College Power
Watson assumed leadership and started a tough project to elevate the perennial small college power into a major contender. The Aces opened 1-3 after losses to Western Kentucky DePaul and Indiana State the previous Saturday.
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The
Aces
Western Kentucky
DePaul
Indiana State
Two Magnates Move Oakland A s to Denver in 1978 Venture
Oil millionaire Marvin Davis and insurance magnate Charles O Finley plan to relocate the Oakland A s to Denver for the 1978 season. Davis cites dollar value and decisive action while Finley praises the bid as the best. remaining hurdles include Coliseum contract litigation and Vida Blue trade fallout.
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Marvin Davis
Charles O. Finley
Denver
Davis
Withinley
Finley
Chicago
Oakland Coliseum
Vida Blue
Cincinnati Reds
Blue
Controversy over A's sale to Marvin Davis advances
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn prepared to hear the Denver sale matter after Peter Finley’s bid faced a veto history. Am erican League President Lee MacPhail signaled league support, while Davis seeks a qualified general manager and Mile High Stadium as the ballpark, with a 125000 a year rent minimum under the Coliseum lease and a possible legal challenge from Oakland Coliseum interests.
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Denver
Bowie Kuhn
Davis
Kuhn
Blue
Rollie Fingers
Joe Rudi
Finley
Amcerican ‘League
Lee MacPhail
A’s
Coliseum
Salukis to UCLA trip with same travel squad
SIUC basketball coach Paul Lambert takes a 12 man squad to UCLA for a Friday night game after the Marshall tournament. The travel group includes Gary Wilson AL Grant and other lettermen plus freshmen Orr Giles Cliatt Moore Funk. Lambert notes patience with freshmen and possible starting changes if cohesion falters.
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Merle Jones
Southern Illnois An Siuc
Paul Lambert
UCLA
Marshall
Gary Wilson
Wayne Abrams
AL Grant
Milton Huggins
Barry Smith
Dan Kieszkowski
James Orr
Christopher Giles
Jac Cliatt
Charles Moore
Anthony Frazier
Scott Russ
St. Louis
Indiana Upsets No 2 Notre Dame On Radford Free Throw
Wayne Radford scored a late game winning free throw for Indiana as they stunned Notre Dame 47-66. Mike Woodson led IU with 18 points and Ray Tolbert had 16, while Bill Laimbeer and Dave Batton tied for Notre Dame with 14 each.
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Associated Press
Wayne Radford
Notre Dame
Indiana Hoosiers
Indiana
Radford
Mike Woodson
Ray Tolbert
Bill Laimbeer
Dave
South Seven Veterans Face Rookie Invasion in Conference
Rich Herrin at Benton leads with 18th season and nears surpassing the other seven coaches combined. Jon Michels of Marion and Jeff Ferguson of Herrin trail with nine and eight years, while Doug Woolard at Carbondale and others log their third seasons as young rosters enter the league.
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Merle Jones
Southern Illinolsan
Rich Herrin
Benton
Jon Michels
Kion
Hogdale
Herrin
Jeff Ferguson
Doug Woolard
Carbondale
Marion
Coaches eye title chase as area teams surge
Mt Vernon Rob erts Centralia West Frankfort Harrisburg rookies vie for early league leads. Benton Carbondale Marion dominate, Morton Carbondale and Herrin Benton targets loom. Collinsville Phillips pace region with strong prep showings and star players Collins, Buckner, Meriwea ther shine in NBA links.
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Keith Law
Mt. Vernon
Jim Roberts
Centralia
Bob Brown
West Frankfort
Gene Haile
Harrisburg
Benton
Carbondale
Marion
Mi. Vernon
Morton-Carbondale
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Juanita Mullins
University Athletic Department
Mark Sandy
Southern Diinois University-Carbondale
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Mile High Stadium
Paul May
Quakland Coliseum
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Kentucky
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Mike Phillips
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Rich Yunkus
Yunkus
Georgia Tech
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Kansas
Mike Newbold
Gene Smithson
Canton
Alaska
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Gene Gurley
Danville
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Georgia
Marietta High
Seymour Bryson
Paul Henry
Henry
Jack Hartman
Coffeyville
Kan
Hartman
Trehy” Jones
Bob Steele
Ike Brigham
Fred Hutt
Bill White
George Mace
Thurman Brooks
Bill Hopkins
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Frank Horton
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Batton
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Grabdbec
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Stan Wright
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Bill Lombardi
Fordham
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Sport
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Rangers
Terriers
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Collins
Doug Collins
Benton High
U.S
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George McGinnis
Philadelphia 76Ers
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Gene Schu
McGinnis
Erving
Saluki
Joe C. Meriweather
Quinn Buckner
Illinois
Thornridge
Phillips
Marian
Farragut
Collisville
Kahoks
Bellevue West
East St. Louis
Ray Coleman
Springfield
Kip
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