Pistons Acquire Vaughn Tresvant In Hawks Trade
Detroit announces the swap with St. Louis sending guard Rod Thorn and a farming out of Bill Buntin for guards Charles Vaughn and John Tresvant. Vaughn, 6-3, in fourth NBA season, joins a 9-21 team start goal. Tresvant, 6-7, rooted as backup to Joe Strawder. Buntin listed as 12th man amid weight and form concerns.
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UCLA Emphasizes Speed and Agility in Rose Bowl Prep
UCLA coach Tommy Prothro led the Bruins through a 1 hour 5 minute quickness and agility session ahead of the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl meeting with Michigan State. He noted speed can be improved by training, with drills on blocking tackling sleds kickoff and punt coverage and scrimmages against the green shirts. Gary Beban and Mel Farr stood out in the drills.
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Mike Garrett In Big Demand
San Francisco AP reports USC star Mike Garrett is fielding offers from NFL and AFL teams including Los Angeles and Kansas City while awaiting USC baseball season end. Garrett cites happiness and life balance over money and notes Chiefs interest following Mack Lee Hill’s death. He also mentions Oakland’s attempt to secure negotiating rights.
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Vanderbilt Looks Powerful Could win NCAA title this season
Vanderbilt Commodores, No. 4, seek title after an eight game winning streak. Keith Thomas scored 16 and Clyde Lee 14 as they edged Northwestern 59-58 in Evanston with Bo Wyenandt sinking a late free throw for the decisive points.
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Field Position Vital Against Green Bay
Baltimore Colts rely on special teams led by Alex Hawkins to gain field position and spark scoring in the playoff against the Green Bay Packers. Coach Don Shula stresses their extra importance, with Hawkins excelling in kickoffs and tackles and Alvin Haymond delivering big kickoff and punt returns.
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John Brodie Is Honored as Comeback Player of the Year
San Francisco quarterback John Brodie accepts the Comeback Player of the Year award from the Associated Press, urging credit for the entire team. He recalls a comeback starting after a broken arm in 1962 and discusses his 1964 season with the 49ers, setting team and league records in completions and yardage.
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Matte's crib sheets aid Baltimore QB in pivotal game
Baltimore’s Tom Matte, thrust into quarterback duty after injuries, uses red ink crib sheets on a wrist band to learn plays and defenses. Coach Don Shula will call many plays from the sideline as Matte adapts this 14 day stretch into a crucial test against Green Bay.
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Michigan State tops grid season despite small quarterback
Michigan State, led by coach Duffy Daugherty, posted an unbeaten season with Steve Juday at quarterback. Despite a 5-11, 180-pound frame, Juday set passing records, completed near 60 percent, and guided a defense that stifled Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Michigan. Daugherty emphasizes winning over record setting and notes Juday’s leadership and efficiency.
Heavy Schedule Of Grid Games Across Bowl Lineup
A pair of all-star exhibitions on Christmas Day feature top college football talent led by South stars Bill Anderson and Howard Twilley and North standouts Dick Arrington and Nick Rassas. The North South Shrine Game in Miami and the Blue Gray in Montgomery set the pace for the bowl slate, with substantial player showings and pro potential shaping the post-season outlook.
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Jim Brown Says This Season Is His Most Enjoyable
Cleveland Browns fullback Jim Brown, MVP in an AP poll, says this season has been his most enjoyable in pro football. He cites better communication with owner, coach, and players, plus the chance to run pass routes, and notes the two bye weeks will help recover from aches and bruises.
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Practice Sessions Will Be Closed For MSU Rose Bowl Prep
Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty announced closing practice to outsiders after Christmas to ensure concentration for the Rose Bowl against UCLA on January 1. TV newsmen welcome, but sideline crowds near the Rose Bowl may move practice to East Los Angeles junior college. A Big Ten dinner is the only late event allowed next week.
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UCLA Outeats Michigan State Victory at Lawry’s
UCLA topped Michigan State in a postgame feast at Lawry’s Prime Rib with 241 pounds of beef and large sides, attended by Queen Carole Cota and six princesses among players and staff. The Bruins were deemed the winner by the restaurant, while Michigan State ate the night before.
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Indiana Prep Cage Roundup
United Press International reports Indiana high school basketball leading teams Garrett, Columbia City, Indianapolis Wood, and Terre Haute Wiley held perfect slates after Thursday wins. Indianapolis Washington and Washington (downstate) also won, as Washington’s Hatchets beat Evansville Memorial 80-65 and Garrett defeated Bluffton 84-39. Marv Winkler scored 27 in Manual loss.
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Tulane Names Pittman as New Head Coach on Five-Year Pact
Tulane University announced Jim Pittman a 40 year old Mississippi native and former Darrell Royal assistant at Texas would take over as head coach immediately with a five year contract. Pittman faces the task of reviving Tulane's struggling football program.
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MSU's Daugherty Named National Coach of the Year
Michigan State's Duffy Daugherty is named National Football Coach of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America. Runnerup is UCLA's Tommy Protho, Daugherty's Rose Bowl rival.
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Dampier Injured but Likely to Play Notre Dame
Louis Dampier, Kentucky basketball star from Southport Indiana, suffered a torn ligament in his right ankle in the Texas Tech game but is expected to be ready for the Notre Dame contest next Wednesday. Coach Adolph Rupp expressed confidence in his quick recovery and noted no fracture on X-ray, with warm treatments planned as he reports back for practice.
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Spartans Get Early Christmas Phone Gift for Rose Bowl
Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty will let all 44 players on the Rose Bowl squad call their families on Christmas Eve with long distance charges picked up by MSU. Pacific Telephone clears the lines and green and white MSU phones are set at team HQ. Five minutes per player in groups of four, starting 3 p.m. PST, with some players allowed to call girlfriends nationwide. Parents of Dick Kenney, Bubba Smith, and Clint Jones arrive from Hawaii, Beaumont, and Cleveland respectively.
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