SIU Awards Winter Varsity Letters To 53 Athletes
Fifty-three Southern Illinois University athletes earned winter varsity letters. Recipients include basketball players Rex Barker Norris City and Bruce Butchko Crete and more from basketball swimming gymnastics and wrestling across multiple cities and states.
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Southern Illinois University
Rex Barker
Norris City
Charles Benson
Atlanta
Bruce Butchko
Crete
Dick Garrett
Centralia
Willie Griffin
Detroit
Mich
Bobby Jackson
Harvey
Howard Keene
Sparta
Andy Kukic
Monroeville
Juarez Rosborough
Houston
Tex
Bill Steppe
Dieterich
Craig Taylor
Evansville
Ind
Scott Conker
Scotia
N.Y
Wayne Borkowski
Chicago
Larry Ciolkosz
Park Ridge
Loren
Commiter
Skokie
Fred Dennis
Waukegan
Joe Dupree
Homewood
Dale Hardt Skokie
Pete Hemmerling
Jack Hultz
Beaver Falls
Gene Kelber
Paul Mayer
el Cerrito
Calif
Steve Nenonen
Kerner Leaves Hawks After 21 Years in Pro Basketball
Ben Kerner ends his pro basketball career with the sale of the St. Louis Hawks to an Atlanta group for 3.5 million dollars. He vows to visit Israel after donating 30,000 for Orde Wingate University dormitory, while Haskell Cohen presses for the donation. Kerner plans travel to league cities with his mother for the dedication, reflecting on his long tenure and big stake in the sport.
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Ben Kerner
St. Louis Hawks
Atlanta
Ben
Haskell Cohen
NBA
Israel
Orde Wingate
Haskell
Cohen
Kerner
Lea
Moline
Fort Wayne
Buffalo
Sheboygan
Waterloo
Hawks
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Basketball Arena
St. Louis
Gordie Howe Named to NHL All Star Team For 10th Time
Gordie Howe 40 year old right wing of Detroit earns a spot on the NHL all star first team for the 10th time tying Doug Harvey's record from Montreal. Also named were goalie Gump Worsley Montreal defensemen Bobby Orr Boston Tim Horton Toronto center Stan Mikita and left wing Bobby Hull Chicago. Second team includes goalie Ed Giacomin defenseman Jim Neilson Rod Gilbert J. C. Tremblay center Phil Esposito and left wing Johnny Bucyk.
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New York
Gordie Howe
Detroit
National Hockey League
Doug Harvey
Montreal
Lorne “Gump” Worsley
Bobby Orr
Boston
Tim Horton
Toronto
Stan Mikita
Bobby Hull
Chicago
Ed Giacom
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Herrin
Robert Smith
Rodney Jones
West Frankfort
Jack Warren
Steve Stewart
Benton
Steve Watson
Frankfort
Greg Mitchell
Jobey
Denham’s
Illinois
Carbondale
Tom Duke
East Moline
al Lipper
Berkeley
Alan Murdock
Bellwood
Bob Roop
East Lansing
Steve Sarossy
Richard Seloover
Sterling
Tom Stengren
Addison
Warvey Hustlemoney
Sales & Rentals
Starcraft & Glastron
Sylvan
Gruman Canoes
Wheel & Starcraft
John Deere Lawn and Garden Tractor
Pirates Cove
Highway
Crab Orchard Lake
Box
Action Leader
Schwinn Cyclery
Cox
Public Square
Marion, Ill
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Birds
Grob Agency, Inc
Murphysboro
Dobbs
Milan
America
Sohus
Herrin and