Palmer defends Open against critic aggression at Duluth
Arnold Palmer blasted critics of the U S Open in Duluth Ga objecting to calls for changing control of the event. He defended the Open stressing its distinct identity and urged keeping it under USGA management despite moves by peers to shift operations.
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Arnold Palmer
Pro Golf
Palmer
Denver
USGA
Hazeltine
Chaska
Minn
Arnie
Sport
Loyal wife relives Tommy John's repairing comeback
Sally Simmons, Indiana State cheerleader turned wife of pitcher Tommy John, recalls a life torn by injury. After a devastating elbow ligament rupture, doctors performed a radical transplant in 1973. Despite dire odds, John fought back to start for the Dodgers, with faith and family guiding them through years of recovery and uncertainty.
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Los Angeles
Sally Simmons
Indiana State University
Sallye
Tommy John
Tommy
Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Dodgers
Charley Hough
Sally
John
Frank Jobe
Tragedy Tests Baseball Couple Sally and Tommy John
Sally and Tommy John faced a series of blows from 1974 including a career snub, a sudden elbow injury, and a wife giving birth early amid their crisis. Sally recalls watching John struggle through pain and fear, while both leaned on faith to find purpose behind their hardship.
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Tommy
Sally
Montreal Expos
John
Los Angeles
Tamara Maria John
Football backgrounds for four of five SIU-C finalists
SIU C finalists for athletic director include Paul Lambert and four football veterans. Bill Belknap of Arizona is a former freshman coach and Army veteran. Leo Cahill coached in Canada and the WFL, with ties to the Rose Bowl champion era. Dale Foster, Champaign native, Illinois and CFL coaching background, led teams in the WFL. Gayle Sayers, famed Kansas All American and Bears star, is listed among the candidates as announced by George Mace.
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Larry Ozell
Southern
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Paul Lambert
Siu-C
Bill Belknap
University of Arizona
Ari
Zona
U. S. Army
Leo Cahill
LaSalle-Peru High School
Illinois
Cahill
Lewis College
Toledo
South Carolina
Toronto Rifles
Former college coach Belknap pursues Arizona athletics role
The 37 year old Bill Belknap re joined as associate director of athletics for men at the University of Arizona after serving as assistant freshman football coach and later head coach at Zona. His career spans Arizona administration and university committees with degrees from West Point and the U S Military Academy. He is among several figures considered for SIUC athletic director as officials weigh leadership for a remodeled McAndrews Stadium and a struggling football program.
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U.S. Army
University of Arizona
Arizona
U.S. Military Academy
West Point, N.Y
Kansas
Chicago Bear
Williams Educational Fund
Sayers
Daley
CBS
Chicago Park District
Sears and Roebuck Co
Kansas Heart Fund
University of Illinois
Tuscola
Ill
Urbana
Foster
University of Dayton
Southern Illinois
Dayton
SIUC
Joe Mitch
St. Louis University
Mitch
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Memphis Commercial Appeal
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Georgia Tech
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Salukis
Gayle Sayers
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Illini
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